On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Ingegerd Holand wrote:
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 09:35:38 +0100
> From: Ingegerd Holand <[log in to unmask]>
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> To: Medieval-religion <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: From goddess to the Virgin Mary
>
> I have also been fascinated by the discussion of 'the seamless robe' on the
> list, as this, as far as I can make out, is supposed to have been woven by
> the Virgin Mary. Weaving and spinning are among the traits that Davidson
> claims were transferred to Mary from the pagan goddesses, where they are
> usually associated with destiny. Is there any such association with 'the
> seamless robe'?
>
I would like to question the validity of Davidson's reading of this.
Mary is as often, if not more, depicted reading, rather than doing
spinning or weaving, in pictures I have seen of the Annunciation. Nor
have I ever seen a suggestion that Mary weaves destinies. Surely such
activities were associated with women and - by transference - with some
godesses. Nor with all of them.
tom izbicki
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