medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Mar 31, 2010, at 7:28 AM, Dr Jim Bugslag wrote:
> The curtain might relate to the installation of the relics in the
> altar. A curtain was set up in the church so that when the bishop
> installed the relics, his actions were not visible to the other
> celebrants.
Whyever not? What is there about the process of installing relics that
would need to be hidden from public view?
This must have seemed reasonable to those in charge at the time, but I
have trouble imagining the need for such concealment.
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