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> The material on curses... specifically the history and ongoing
> development of officially sanctioned ( to some degree or another )
> liturgical curses ( the 'clamor' and the 'maledictio' in particular ) is
> thoroughly presented in
> Lester K. Little Benedictine Maledictions: Liturgical Cursing in
> Romanesque France. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1993.
> A fascinating read .
>
By the way, in this book, Dr. Little traces the origins of Frankish
liturgical cursing to Irish ecclesiastical models. I'd take it a step
further and note the similarity between the use of the "clamor" and accounts
left by Roman authors about Gaulish and British battle behavior.
Francine Nicholson
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