On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Brent E. Hardy wrote:
>
> I'm not sure how many would agree with your assessment of the 16th century
> as a decisive and complete break with the religious past. Surely if we are
> to speak of the Orthodox Church in Russia and elsewhere we are confronted
> with a startling sense of continuity, particularly when compared to the
> Reformation-torn West.
>
> Even the latter case, however, seems to me to pose some problems to your
> notion of a clean break. While the Reformation may have had a profound
> impact on spirituality on every social level, surely we can find some
> consistency with the past. For example, John Bossy has written
> convincingly of the tenacity of Catholicism in England well into the 17th
> century (and some would say it held on strongly for much longer).
>
> Brent Hardy
> Department of History
> Emory University
> Atlanta, GA 30033
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You make me say just the opposite of what I wrote! The continuous influence
of the Middle Ages is precisely one the reasons why I end up reading
medieval theologians to understand sixteenth century problems - and why
the medieval religion list is so useful. Please re-read my
posting carefully .
Regards
Francois Quiviger
> On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Francois Quiviger wrote:
>
> > Dear medievists,
> >
> > There is no such thing as studying the 16th century to realize the
> > continuous influence of the Middle Ages, especially in the field of
> > religion. I am currently studying the sense of smell in the 16th century
> > and came accross texts which seem to imply that smell was the least
> > censored or moralised of all the five senses. Furthermore, although sins
> > can be commited through smell, it seems to have been the only sense
> > through which one could not reach the state of mortal sin.
> >
> > I wonder if someone could indicate me one or several texts where I could
> > find clear confirmation or refutation of these views.
> >
> > With many thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > Francois Quiviger.
> >
>
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