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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > but it also had the effect of poisoning the well (provided it were not a "dry" > one) Well, Christopher, a body thrown down a well would poison it when it began to decompose, but if the body thrown was that of a saint, it would remain incorrupt and, who knows, perhaps even sweeten the water! In theory, at least. I, too, would like to know more about this distinctive custom. Cheers, Jim Bugslag ********************************************************************** 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