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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The way we celebrate Halloween is largely a 20th C. American invention. See, for instance, http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/10/28/halloween/index.html?x Mariano >From: Susan Kerr <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [M-R] Samhain >Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:42:50 -0600 > >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >Would Celtic scholars on the list please help me orient my students to the >characteristics of the Lord of the Dead, Samhain, whose cult is cited as >the origin of north American Halloween traditions? Does he resemble any >underworld gods you are familiar with? Is he like Lucifer? Like Pluto? >Is he evil? > >Would the answer to this question help to understand the motive for wearing >costumes? Did men disguise themselves to hide from him or to participate >in his world? Or both? > >Thank you! >Susan Kerr > >********************************************************************** >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 _________________________________________________________________ Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp ********************************************************************** 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