medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 27/11/2012 15:34, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> From: John Briggs<[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Chris Crockett's imagined ritual of desecration was as follows:
>>
>> "--let's see, the bishop and priests of the cathedral systematically and
>> liturgically go around the place trashing the relics in all the altars,
>> defecating in the corners of all the chapels, while singing the Te Deum
>> backwards..."
>
> being severely Liturgiacally Challenged, i'm sure i could not have just
> "imagined" such an elaborate ritual all by myself.
>
> such a thing does not, after all, Suck itself out of its Own Fingers.
>
> i don't even know what the Te Deum sung forward sounds like.
>
> i must have read it somewhere in Martene.
>
> perhaps in an edition which has since been suppressed.
>
> i forget.
You may or may not be alarmed to hear that I quoted this at a planning
meeting in connection with St Michael's Convent, Waterlooville. (The
developers had incautiously referred to the former church as
"deconsecrated"...)
John Briggs
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