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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