medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dr. Landes,
Do you believe that developments amongst certain
segments of Islam have manifested into activities that
represent millenialist qualities and that those ideas
and activities are spreading and being acted on by
a broader community of Muslims (particulary those in
the West)?
Cheers,
Rod McCaslin
--- Richard Landes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
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> On Mar 27, 2006, at 7:26 PM, John Briggs wrote:
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of
> medieval religion and
> > culture
> >
> > Richard Landes wrote:
> > [his usual millenarian fantasies]
>
> i resent that. these are unusual millennial
> fantasies.
> r
> >
> > You know, it is probably a good idea not to get to
> caught up in the
> > phenomena one is supposed to be studying. I shall
> now be unable to
> > sleep for trying to retrieve a half-forgotten
> quotation about
> > scholars getting infected by the madness they were
> describing.
> > Possibly from Sir Peter Medawar?
> >
> > Oh well, at least Richard didn't mention the
> Templars!
> >
> > John Briggs
> >
>
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Rod McCaslin
Teacher,World and European History, Centennial High School
Ellicott City, Maryland
Graduate Student UMBC
Historian, St. Andrews Society of Baltimore
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