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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Actually, it all seems perfectly logical to me. The insulted part of the mutilated body is, of course, emblematic of the sacrifice the saint has made. But the saint herself is whole in whatever form saints take while awaiting the final resurrection of the body. Jo Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Crockett" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [M-R] Odd Saints medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Diana Wright <[log in to unmask]> > Madeleine Gray wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > > culture and the statue of St Winifred in Westminster Abbey has her with her head on but the decapitated head on a plinth by her feet > Very usual in Orthodox representations of John the Baptist. > http://zograph.hit.bg/icons/13.jpg > http://www.coptic.net/pictures/Icon.StJohnTheBaptist.gif yes, it has nothing to do with "logic". the head on the plate --like the scruffy appearance and the hair shirt-- was one of the Saint's "attributes", characteristic "signs" by which he (or she) might be easily recognized. 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 ********************************************************************** 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