medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I would have thought some Feast of Fools/Epiphany services verged on the
obscene without any diabolic intent, but maybe you mean *really* obscene
Laura
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Subject: [M-R] Parodies of the Mass
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Hi. I have just encountered, in a twelfth-century text (Gerhoh of
> Reichersberg) a description of an obscene parody of the mass. I had
> thought this kind of thing was an invention of the later middle
> ages. Could someone with more background on witchcraft/diabolism/etc.
than
> me point me in the direction of reliable literature on this subject? Many
> thanks.
> Megan McLaughlin
> Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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