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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I had just looked up the reference to suggest the same article. It is fascinating reading. Ekirch presents evidence that, before the advent of cheap electrical lighting, people went to bed at dusk woke up around midnight to relieve themselves, eat and socialize, and then nodded off for their "second sleep." For medievalists it suggests that monks getting up in the middle of the night were not really practicing asceticism. They were following a typical sleep pattern. The monastic element in their vigils was their prayer. John John M. McCulloh Professor Office tel: 785-532-0373 Department of History Deptal tel: 785-532-6730 Eisenhower Hall FAX: 785-532-7004 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-1002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon McSheffrey" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:21:35 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [M-R] Medieval lighting medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On preindustrial sleeping patterns, some might find this article interesting: A. Roger Ekirch, "Sleep We Have Lost: Pre-industrial Slumber in the British Isles," The American Historical Review 106:2 (April, 2001) http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/106.2/ah000343.html. Shannon Dr. Shannon McSheffrey Professor and Chair, Department of History Concordia University 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Montreal, Quebec CANADA H3G 1M8 [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** 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