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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture "Warrington, P.F.T." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I am currently researching depictions of wisdom and learning in Old English texts of (predominantly) the tenth century. I am finding some interesting metaphorical images, such as wisdom 'entering' the listener's mind via the ears and 'putting down roots' there. Is there any (near) contemporary iconography, I wonder, depicting similar processes? i'm not quite sure what you're after, and this is somewhat tangential to whatever that is, but if you have not seen this quite excellent study, it might be of use: C.R. Dodwell, _Anglo-Saxon gestures and the Roman stage_, Cambridge University Press, c2000. xvii, 171pp. "communication" was happening on a number of levels and different ways, it would seem. best from here, christopher Christopher's Book Room P.O. Box 1061 Bloomington, IN 47402 Religion & Theology : http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowsePL?ph=2&lowcatid=10604308 Medieval History: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowsePL?ph=2&lowcatid=10514133 Medieval Art & Architecture: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowsePL?ph=2&lowcatid=10514201 Books on Other Subjects: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BooksBrowsePL?vendorclientid=807329 ********************************************************************** 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