medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> 1) I looked up "cephalophore" in my on-line dictionary and came up empty.
> The French word "cephalophorie" was my "point de départ." What is the
> English word (if such exists) to describe a person who carries his own head?
> 2) Is this topos unique to Christianity?
Marjorie,
Besides the Classical sources that Ottfried mentioned, there may also be
connections with Celtic mythology (e.g. Bran the Blessed), which might go some
way, as well, to explaining the connection between cephalophores and wells.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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