medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
---- Ms B M Cook <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> In any case, I presume even our medieval people didn't think dead children would be resurrected at age 33! ... (though nothing would suprise me...)
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> This is EXACTLY the point made in "Pearl"! The Father encounters in a dream /vision his daughter who died as a child but the woman in his vision is an adult. He comments on this and the woman tells him, yes, it is so; she is his daughter.
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> Still looking for the text!
Presumably a young adult, rather than age 33 (which was quite elderly in those days!)
The text is maddenly elliptical - he says 'more closely related to me than aunt or niece'. To me that suggests "sister" rather than "daughter".
John Briggs
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