medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Greetings all!
what with recent conferences and volumes on "memory,"
i have begun to wonder about the early education of future
historians / archivists. In particular, is there any place
within the standard curriculum (anywhere from 7 liberal
arts to university) for history as a subject? or would
persons interested in the past just gravitate to the
archives and / or start reading chronicles on their own?
Any serious edition of a medieval chronicle discusses
sources possibly known to the compiler, but i have not
seen a discussion of the sort of history (local,
monastic, or whatever) that most literate people would
know, nor how they would acquire it. Boys reading
ovid on the sly is something of a topos - do we ever
here of them being scolded for reading secular history
or vernacular materials?
thanks in advance,
Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
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