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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear listmembers, I was wondering whether any of you ever came across references to the attribute shared by the Blessed Virgin Mary and the weasel according to some medieval sources, i.e. conception through the ear. I am sure most of you are familiar with the 'conception through the ear' theme that arises both iconographically and in literature relating to the Annunciation so I won't go into this in much detail. However, in the Physiologus, it is reputedly stated that the weasel conceives through the ear and gives birth through the mouth. What I would be interested in finding out is whether there are any specific literary or iconographic sources that explicitly link this beast with the Blessed Virgin and elaborate significantly on the connection. In expectant gratitude, Salvador Ryan, Department of Modern History National University of Ireland Maynooth ********************************************************************** 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