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it's not specifically prayer, nor middlevil and only partly literary, but i've
heard that having "GOTT MIT UNS" inscribed on soldiers' belt buckles always
worked.
c
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From: Cecilia Gaposchkin <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [M-R] bibliography on the efficacy of prayer
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Hello friends,
>
> I am working right now on issues around ritual and liturgical supplications
> to God ("clamours") and have come across a few explicit statements about
> the efficacy of prayer and supplication to God. This is the context of
> warfare, and (in the case I am thinking of, Honorius III) gives a long
> defense, with lots of references to the Old Testament, of how prayer can
> turn things around for armies.
>
> I want to follow this up. Does anyone know of bibliography around this
> issue, either about medieval discussions on the efficacy of
> prayer/liturgical supplication, or - even better, the efficacy in the
> context of war?
>
> Also, I'll throw this in, if anyone can point me to a contextual literature
> on penitential processions. I have lots of references to the calling of
> penitential processions, but I'd love to get a sense of what prayers,
> litanies, psalms, and so forth, were actually prescribed/performed in
> these. If anybody has either specific (medieval) examples, or a liturature
> that has looked into this, I'd love the reference.
>
> Thanks to all!
> cecilia
>
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