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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture You might try Adolf Franz’s _Die Kirchlichen Benediktionen im Mittelalter_ (1909; rpt 1960) which at least has Latin prayers, which seem to be meant for processions, against hails and storms. I don’t remember if it has prayers for rain. Best, John ------------------------------------------ John Shinners Professor of Humanistic Studies Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Phone: 574-284-4494 or 574-284-4534 Fax: 284-4855 www.saintmarys.edu/~hust "Learn everything. Afterwards you will see that nothing is superfluous." -- Hugh of St. Victor (d. 1141) ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:11:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [M-R] Prayers for Rain In Islam and Christianity medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture (Please x-cuse the x-posting) I'm interested in knowing whether there is a tradition or formal liturgy for fasts and/or special prayers in the event of drought in Medieval Islam and Christianity (as there is in Judaism). Also, does rain have any unique symbolism attached to it in these traditions? Thanks for your help, Jeffrey Woolf Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf Senior Lecturer, Talmud Department Director, Center for the Study of Post-Talmudic Halakhah Director, The Rashi Project Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan 52-900 Israel O. 972-3-531-8593 F. 972-3-535-1233 C. 972-52-274-7375 Website: http://myobiterdicta.blogspot.com ********************************************************************** 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