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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Diana Wright wrote: > > Lawrence Durrell, /Prospero's Island/, Ch. 2 has a lovely long=20 > discussion of Spyridon and the feast days. At least, pre-WW2, he was=20 > placed on a throne on Christmas Eve & Easter, & the casket was born=20 > around the town 4 times a year. > > O Agios Spyridon mazi tou! And, on a less elevated literary plane, there is a delightful and immediate description of the procession in Mary Stewart's novel, "This Rough Magic." The author had obviously done her field work at the right season, the whole passage has the ring of being there about it. She is also very good on the local attitude to Spyridon, who is obviously still a very strong presence on the island. Pat ********************************************************************** 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