medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ever since you posted this, I've been wondering if there might be
better parallels for what you describe in ancient Roman religious
practices than in Christianity -- I'm still looking for specific
examples, but this is my instinct.
Anna Kirkwood Graham
MSU
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> Throughout the Middle Ages, Jews in Christian Europe seriously
> neglected certain central
> Observances, such as donning phylacteries and attaching parchment
> scrolls (mezuzot) to their
> Doors. Several explanations have been suggested for this behavior,
> ranging from fear of
> Attack by Christians (on the charge that these ritual items are used
> for sorcery) to the argument that
> Sanitary conditions in towns and cities did not allow such holy
items
> to be displayed or used.
>
> I am investigating whether this neglect was also due to fear of
> contact with these sacred items,
> Which contain parchments with God's Name.
>
> My question is whether there similar sentiments are ever expressed
> regarding Christian
> Ritual items (Crucifixes, Crosses, Host wafers etc).
>
> Thanks so much.
> Jeffrey
>
> Professor Jeffrey R. Woolf
> Associate Professor, Talmud Department
> Bar Ilan University
> Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
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EJ Brill
> 2015
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Anna Kirkwood Graham, J.D., Ph.D.
Romance and Classical Languages
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Michigan State University
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