> From: Paul Spice [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> This would seem to reinforce my comment that, if we are to see through the
> eyes of medieval persons, we must be aware of their belief systems.
>
I think it's also important to recognize that a great deal of
diversity existed in practice from one region to another, even if directives
of uniformity were issued from Rome or other sources of authority. Indeed,
the directives were necessitated by the fact that such diversity existed.
So, my perspective is not that there is a modern vs. medieval dichotomy but
that among the medievals there was an often unacknowledged diversity.
Francine Nicholson
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