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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Do we "know" why this type of behavior appealed to anyone - specifically, why it was considered "holy" or spiritually fruitful? I understand the value of preaching - but why live on top of a column? I don't have the opportunity to chase this down right now but I believe I remember somewhere in Gregory of Tours' History there is an account of a hermit who took up residence on a column devoted to Diana in order to "christianize" it. He was evicted by the local ecclesiastic authorities who did not approve of the idea. Jo Ann ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html