medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Greetings all,
I have just received a query about the practice of "saying Grace and other forms of expressions of gratitude before meals, including New Years," both history and practice in "various traditions." Any suggestions? It immediately occurs to me that crossing oneself before eating was recommended in the pre-Reformation western church, though that's presumably an apotropaic device rather than an expression of gratitude.
Is there a recommended history/article on the subject? Even a reliable encyclopedia entry (other than Wikipedia and its ilk) would be acceptable.
Meg
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