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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I can't answer your questions, but they are most interesting and I await eagerly someone else's answers. TG On 11/1/07, Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Brenda Cook wrote: Interesting because he is a layman and not a Religious > even if he is a king. > > I have no idea of the ritualistic aspects of the English monarch's > coronation. I'm certain the ceremony has changed a bit through the years and > it's been a while since the Brits put on such a magnificent spectacle. I'd > bet it's done in Westminster Abbey with the Archbishop of Canterbury > presiding, but I know I'll be corrected if I'm mistaken. All I know is that > the French kings were "sacred" (p.p. of the verb "to sacre", which verb is > obsolete) by the archbishop of Reims (by no means all, but most) and were > henceforth "l'oint du Seigneur," (anointed of the Lord). Renan (I believe) > called "le sacre du roi" the 8th sacrament and indeed the anointings, laying > on of hands, etc. came extremely close to an ordination. Add in "le toucher > du roi" and you get ever more in the realm of the religious/sacramental. > So my questions are: how closely did the installation of the English kings > mirror that of their French colleagues at the time of Brenda's king; and how > "into Orders" was an anointed king deemed to be? Would Brenda's king have > felt compelled to do extra penance precisely because of the > religious/quasi-sacramental nature of his office? > MG > _____________________________________________________________ > Have a nack for decorating? Click here to earn money from your passion. > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iigkwgrgvd2rsYSrmLKIkUf5kFykAsnPKjba4sUcaIvKE3t2j/ > > ********************************************************************** > 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