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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture There's also the reference in Rhigyfarch's Life of St David to his purifying the wells at Bath Maddy Dr Madeleine Gray Reader in History/ Darllenydd mewn Hanes School of Humanities and Lifelong Learning /Ysgol Ddyniaethau a Dysgu Gydol Oes University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion, Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3QT Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675 'A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.' (Gilles Deleuze) ________________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 28 September 2011 18:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] blessing of wells medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Meg There is a story in the Life of St. Moninna by Conchubranus where she exorcises a devil who has attached himself to St. Kevin. After this, she uses her staff to make a stream run uphill and form a pool of hot water where she gives Kevin a bath, presumably to purify him for reentry into the monastic community after having been corrupted by the devil who had incited him to attack Moninna and her nuns. We are told that, thereafter, the pool is known as St. Kevin's bath. This pool is hot so it's probably for healing and not for drinking, but it's an interesting story. Diane -----Original Message----- >From: Dr Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Sep 28, 2011 12:44 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [M-R] blessing of wells > >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >Dear Meg, >You might find some interesting material in Brigitte Caulier, L'eau et >le sacre. Les cultes therapeutiques autour des fontaines en France du >Moyen Age a nos jours (Paris: Beauchesne, 1990). >Cheers, >Jim > >On 28/09/2011 7:27 AM, Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote: >> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >> >> Greetings, >> Some years ago list members provided lots of literature on holy wells (including in some cases the practice of incubation, >> for those still interested in this question.) What I am looking for now is liturgies or ceremonies for blessing wells, springs, or other bodies of water. If you know of any, please let me know! I would also be interested in narrative accounts of wells or springs (i.e. sources of drinking water) being blessed or exorcised. Of course, St. Columba dealt with the Loch Nes monster or a relative in his day, but I'm really interested in smaller ponds, pools, especially if sources of drinking water. >> Meg >> >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 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 ********************************************************************** 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