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Thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestion for further research on
the Plague. I think I have enough information for a whole course on the
subject!
With much gratitude,
Myra Struckmeyer
On Apr 24, 2005, at 4:42 PM, John Dillon wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> Dear Myra,
>
> If you're interested in immediate as well as in subsequent influence,
> you might have a look at Rosemary Horrox, tr. and ed., _The Black
> Death_
> (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), pp. 35-41. This
> slightly abbreviated translation of Michael of Piazza's account
> (_Cronaca_, I, 27-29) of the plague's arrival at Messina and its
> subsequent effects there and elsewhere in Sicily is one of our best
> testimonies for a rapid high mortality among the lesser clergy, a
> phenomenon that certainly influenced for the worse the Church's ability
> to deliver pastoral services. Michael's account has a nice Black Dog
> story as well.
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
> PS: You may find Michael's references to the bishop of Catania as "the
> Patriarch" a bit confusing. The incumbent in question happens to have
> also been the (Latin) patriarch of Antioch.
>
>
> On Sunday, April 24, 2005, at 1:18 pm, Myra Struckmeyer wrote:
>
>> Dear list members,
>>
>> I am preparing a lecture on religion in the 14th century, a bit
>> after my usual
>> time of study, and I wondered how much influence "The Plague" had.
>> Is there
>> any consensus? What do you tell your students? Any comment will be
>> appreciated!
>
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