medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The _New Catholic Encyclopedia_, 2nd ed., vol. 10, pp. 626-28, also
provides information on ordeals. The ordeal by water under discussion
was mentioned in the Code of Hammurabi (number 2, 132) and is
consistent with what has been said; float=guilty, sink=innocent, and
for the same reasons already mentioned. It also addresses other
ordeals, including boiling water and oils, a hot iron and walking on
hot coals. I rember the latter from living in India and it is no big
deal once you know how to do it. Most forms of ordeals had the
approval of the Church till 1215, though attitudes were varied long
before, with important churchmen opposing the practice. The article
provides interesting details of the various practices and their
eventual abolotion by the Church. yrs, c. t. ault
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:25:48 GMT
Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
> Here's a link to the dreaded "old" Catholic Enc., which contains
>several references to this practice, including one from the OT:
> http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11276b.htm
> I was going to copy and paste a chunk of the entry, but the farther
>I read, the more I found in the way of reference material that may be
>of use to those interested.
> MG
>
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