medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
i want to thank the members of the list for their comments on my
previous post about Sichar and Chramnesind.
http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2009/06/03/studies-in-honor-shame-sichar-and-chramnesind-in-the-late-6th-century/
they were most helpful.
i've just posted again, this time on Bede's story of the two Hewalds as
representing the resistance of egalitarian tribal warrior culture to
the advent of a christianity that comes top-down by converting the
chief into a king.
http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2009/07/02/on-the-conversion-of-europe-the-case-of-the-two-hewalds-bede/
i welcome comments and suggestions both at the site and on these lists.
richard landes
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