medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Yes, we're generally very nice, if occasionally given to heated debate.
Andrew E. Larsen
On Oct 8, 2012, at 8:50 AM, Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> From: Laura Jacobus <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> And I'll remember to steer clear those 'proper' historians over on
> Mediev-L.
>
> i didn't mean to suggest that you "steer clear" of them, only that you Gird
> Your Loins (do girls even have girdable loins?) and get someone like Brother
> Briggs to Watch Your Back (i'm much too Old and Sick and Tired and Stupit).
>
>
> then, march right into the Lions' Den, armed with a prominently displayed
> foreknowledge of Reynold's, Brown & Co.
>
>
> it's been nearly a decade since i was on Mediev-L, so the subject has surely
> come up many times, who knows, perhaps with some sort of Resolution.
>
> however, it seems to me that the F-Problem is one of those where, if the
> F-Word didn't exist to denote the concept behind it, another word would have
> to be found to take its place --and is further complicated by the fact that
> _feodum_ (and its variants) is the very word sometimes (but not always) used
> by the middevils themselves to denote *something* like what we call (rightly
> or wrongly) "feudalism."
>
> c
>
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