medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Jim,
Your points are well taken. But all the practices associated with Mary are
also associated with other saints as well. And as for "These are all social
needs which religion has accommodated long before Christianity arrived on
the scene." That is precisely what so fascinated Jung and others interested
in the anthropology/psychology of religion. Me too. When I see Indians of
the American southwest (no PC corrections please, that's what they call
themselves when they aren't using their Indian names) using something very
like incense and wearing shawls that look EXEACTLY like sacerdotal stoles, I
wonder too. And, if I may further stick my neck out, priests of Assyria
carved on reliefs wear headgear designed to make them resemble fish. They
look like they're wearing mitres. And if I'm confusing "mitres" and
"miters," forgive me. Knowing French has destroyed my ability to spell in
either language.
MG
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