medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Patrick
The only book I have come across is W.H. Matthews, Mazes and Labyrinths:
their history and development. New York: Dover Publications, 1970 (Reprint
of 1922 edition). As far as I remember he rather debunks the substitute
pilgrimage theory but I don't have my notes to hand.
best wishes
Dee Dyas
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Dr Dee Dyas
Society for the Study of Medieval Christianity and Culture
University of Glamorgan
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Subject: [M-R] Labyrinths?
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> Around my institution enthusiasm is developing in certain corners for the
> practice of what is called "the spirituality of the labyrinth." Many will
> of course find the labyrinth an appropriate metaphor for much in the
> institutional life of colleges and universities, but apparently the
> medieval labyrinth is being appropriated for more constructive purposes.
>
> Our resident experts on the labyrinth have not inspired my confidence in
> their historical acumen. I would usually cheerfully ignore these things
> except that they are asking for money from a grant I administer. I have
> found legitimate procedural reasons to turn them down, but they have also
> made me realize that what I do know of the labyrinth is fairly stereotyped
> and not based on good reading. Further assaults will be held off by
> stodgy logic. ("Quakers don't do that sort of thing.") But the ice on
> which I skate is growing thinner and I would be grateful for better
> information.
>
> So what I'd like to know is whether members of the list can provide
> bibliography or perhaps brief synopses of the practices surrounding the
> labyrinth at places like Chartres and Amiens. (Art-history bibliography
> would be helpful, too.) Do we even know very much about how labyrinths
> were used by pilgrims (or by whomever used them)?
>
> The stereotyped images I have involve pilgrims walking through the
> labyrinth on their knees, drawing blood if they're lucky, saying the
rosary
> (!).
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
> Patrick Nugent.
>
>
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> Patrick J. Nugent
> Earlham College
> Richmond, Indiana 47374 USA
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