medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Thanks Bernadette - yes the origin sounds likely.
Your quote is excellent. It is especially a valuable information that it
already was known as a German word in the 11th C.
As fasts not normally are "granted", must we understand the rubrics so that
the recitation of the prayer equals the ecclesiastical benefit from 40 days
of fast.
A curious perspective.
Thanks
Erik
At 22:42 +0200 21/07/02, Bernadette Filotas wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>Dear Erik,
>> Burchard of Worms (d. 1025) repeatedly prescribes penances in multiples
>>of a "carina", which he defines in the first article of his penitential
>>Corrector sive medicus, as "XL dies continuos, quod vulgus carinam vocat,
>>ita ut consuetudo est, in pane et aqua ... jejunare" (ed., H.I. Schmitz,
>>Die Bussbuecher, v. 2, Duesseldorf, 1898, p. 409). I am not aware of an
>>earlier source for the word.
>Could it come from the Latin "careo" (do without)slipping somehow into
>common speech?
>Bernadette
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