medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
For those of you who do not have time for such mud wrestling, here is the
precis.
Quoting Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>:
From: richard landes <[log in to unmask]>
>
Terrill Heaps wrote:
>
V. Kerry Inman wrote:
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--again, Great Minds Running in the Same Ruts -- i'm waiting for Mel
> Gibson's movie of it to come out -- of what the Crocket, Landes, Heaps, Inman
tag team match -- and have made a nice Cottage Industry out of that -- Fully
aware of the perils of eisegesis -- which is certainly is considerably more
than a 'bizarre bit of sci-fi' -- you know, Weird -- *Mythology*, run amok --
and, as the present -- condition of the planet confirms ever more profoundly,
every damned day, there ain't nothing in the slightest bit funny about
"Religion". -- Neil Stephenson's idea (maybe stolen from Mark Twain) that
"religion" is some kind of Toxic Virus or Brain Worm seems to me to be at least
a loose grip on a greasy pole on a slippery slope -- now i know that part of the
culture war right now is over whether this is just kooky stuff or whether it's
prophecy, -- brother, you can say that again -- these concerns about
authenticity via authorship are not issues for me as a scholar. The text draws
my attention and analysis because it has been taken seriously by the people i
study [Hey that's what I was trying to say.] -- i am struck by a remarkable
number and disturbingly vivid images of violence and vengeance that permeate
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