medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ah, yes, and was it the New York Times or the BBC where I read that "the local
people, who are very superstitious, attributed the recovery of the icon to the
power of their prayers." ?? This seems to be a teachable moment for teaching
about medieval religion.
Frans van Liere
Department of History, Calvin College
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>>> John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> 09/24/06 9:15 AM >>>
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Yesterday's news included announcements of the recovery of the recently
stolen fourteenth-century icon of the Panagia ('she who is all holy'; an
epithet of the Theotokos) from the monastery named for her at Elona near
Leonidio in the Peleponnesus' Arkadia prefecture. Those interested in
the Christian adornment of cult images with ex-votos might have a close
look at the photo reproduced here:
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2002959,00.html
and at this partial enlargement:
http://www.netzeitung.de/largepic/?media_id=204184
A distance view of the icon (or of the modern copy that's normally on
display?) is here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5266494.stm
Best,
John Dillon
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