medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 30/06/2013 14:20, Jane Stemp Wickenden wrote:
>
> Regarding the angels, for once in a while Wikipedia has a useful article
> on that exact question:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_many_angels_can_dance_on_the_head_of_a_pin
Unfortunately, that Wikipedia entry contains what they stigmatise as
"original research" (a theory is floated without references.) It gives
no earlier quotation than the Chillingworth one.
John Briggs
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