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.

George (Elvis pushed ahead of me in the line at the central Kalamazoo KFC, May 2006, dressed in white sequins and saying 'well-uh well-uh well-uh')

On 13 Oct 2009, at 14:31, Paul Chandler wrote:

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)
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