medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Stephanie, Theodore E. Mommsen, 'Petrarch's Conception of the "Dark Ages"', Speculum 17, (1942), 226-42 will answer your question. James. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie Moore Glaser" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 4:08 PM Subject: Dark Ages medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Colleagues, Does anyone know when the term "Dark Ages" for the Middle Ages was first used? Thank you in advance, Stephanie Glaser Stephanie A. Glaser Research Associate The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for the Study of the Cultural Heritage of Medieval Rituals Københavns Universitet, Købmagergade 46, DK 1150 København K ********************************************************************** 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