medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Paul -- Jacques Le Goff would probably try doing both; at least, he has described his work as historical anthropology.I've been in Rome and Graceland and saw much more devotional sobbing in Graceland, so I agree with George. Relics and pilgrimages and the like as much (post-)modern phenomena as ancient and medieval. Grave-goods are making a comeback.
Is it an anthropologist's speciality to spot the continuities and a historian's speciality to contextualise the differences, or the other way around? -- Paul Chandler (Elvis crashed his supermarket trolley into mine at the Middle Park mini-mart around 2001)
2009/10/13 George R. Hoelzeman <[log in to unmask]>
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:59:37 +0200, rochelle altman wrote:
>How appropriate: :-)
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091012/ap_en_ot/us_elvis_auction
>Talk about a "piece" of the action -- and get a look at those prices!
>Sorry, but this was worth giggles.
>Rochell
The first time I visited Graceland was not long after returning from a trip to Rome.
Pilgrims to Rome have nothing on the religious fervor with which devotees visit the glorious shrine of The King.
;-))
Great stuff.
George the Less (Elvis pumped gas for me in Kansas in 1987)