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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture What do you mean by underwear? Drawers/panties? or do you include an under-tunic or gown? DW Jim Bugslag wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > > >>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >>Yes, medieval ecclesiastics were buried in full battle gear. Oddly enough, however, I have yet to >>hear ofa clerical burial in which the body wore underwear; I'd love to learn of any, thanks. No, >>seriously. It is a mystery. >> >> > >According to that rather odd and slightly annoying old BBC TV series, Connections, >the wearing of underwear was a very late medieval development (which led to a >boost in the [rag] paper industry, which led to printed books, etc., etc.). >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 > > > ********************************************************************** 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