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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Mariano Paniello <[log in to unmask]> >....arguments positing that historical forces are pushing cultures inevitably.... ideas which seem more at home in the pages of Spengler than in modern scholarship. my reading of Spengler is that he is not so much "positing historical forces pushing cultures" as merely making observations about quite a few uncanny "coincidences" which seem to be present in the history of various historical cultures, planet-wide. to put the argument the other way round reminds me of the common mis-construing of the ancient discipline of Astrology, claiming that it "posits" that the "stars" dictated events on earth. when it did no such thing, actually being concerned with the discovery and explication of a perceived synchronisity between events discernable in the heavens and those unfolding on this particular planet. c ********************************************************************** 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