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Date sent: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:01:50 +0200
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From: Efthimios Mavrogeorgiadis <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Greek Celtic Liturgy?
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Dear Listmembers,
I am new to the list and, therefore, I do not know if the question has been
asked before. I was reading the other day Peter B. Ellis' book _Celt and
Saxon: The Struggle for Britain AD 410-937_. On page 120 I read that: "More
often than not, until the seventh and eighth centuries, the services were
conducted in Greek, not Latin, by the Greek clergy."
Now, I do not specialize in Celtic Christianity but, despite my patriotism,
I find this statement rather far-fetched. The book itself is quite
interesting but the author, apart from a select bibliography at the end of
the book, offers no foot- or endnotes. Could this really be so? Are there
any books or articles dealing with the matter?
By the way, I am working on my PhD thesis "Byzantine Influences on Middle
English Religious Texts". I haven't been able to find a book or
dissertation on this specific subject. I mean, I'd rather narrow it down to
a specific author but nobody seems to have dealt with the matter as a
whole. Am I missing something? Researching and having interlibrary loans in
Greece can be frustrating at times. *sigh*
Best regards,
Efthimios Mavrogeorgiadis
P.S.: You may know that last Saturday the _Treasures from Mount Athos_
Exhibition opened in Thessaloniki. It's the largest, richest Athonite
exhibition ever! Do visit and get a glimpse of it by visiting the following
two web sites (the second and third one are in Greek but I still believe
they are worth a visit ):
http://www.culture97.gr/agoros/index_eng.html
http://www.hri.org/MPA/gr/other/Agio_Oros/index.html
http://www.hri.org/MPA/gr/other/Agio_Oros/monasteries/map.html
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I think you have already formed a correct judgement of Peter Berresford Ellis'
worth as a scholar. I don't know anything about this particular subject but one
major source of Greek influence into the Anglo-Saxon church was Theodore, on
whom there have been lots of good books lately (volume of essays ed. by M.
Lapidge, something by Lapidge and Bischoff and something else by Jane
Stevenson).
In general on Anglo-Saxon liturgical practices names of specialists to look out
for include (and any omissions from the following are unintentional and reflect
my ignorance and the fact that I am writing this at speed without going to look
things up first):
All the above plus Richard Pfaff, Alicia Correa, Joyce Hill, Andy Orchard. I
know there are more people out there and I am sure that the other list-members
will tell us so quickly.
Julia Barrow
University of Nottingham
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