medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: George FERZOCO <[log in to unmask]>
> Any thoughts as to the reasons behind this echoed news reporting, and
why it is catching people's attention now as opposed to 18 months
ago?
interesting as this question is, in and of itself (and well answered by J.B.),
of more interest to those of us of a middlevil Bent of Mind is the issue of
*How* (on earth) could the tomb have been "lost" in the first place?
assuming that it was, indeed, thought to be the tomb of Paul --who was not an
insignificant Player in the Xien Tradition, if my memory serves-- it must have
been Revered as such for many centuries.
how could it be that that Reverence *stopped*?
who would have the Audacity, say, to leave feast day offices at the tomb out
of some new revision to the church's ordinal?
list Collegue Jim Bugslag has made a Cottage Industry out of studying the many
and various examples of "cult supression" (my term, not his) at Chartres in
the 16th-18th cc., but it seems to me that this example of St. Paul --at his
tomb in his Major church in *Rome*-- is really quite Beyond the Pail, and in a
class by itself, supression-wise.
thoughts?
c
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|