In Julian of Norwich's Short and Long Texts, she desires to be one with
Christ's Lovers at the Crucifixion. Her own near-death scene is not unlike
Flemish paintings of the Death of the Virgin. Such paintings and such
writings are contemplations, forms of prayer, intended to participatory also
for viewer, reader.
At 10.27 06/11/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Sorry for cross-posting this to so many lists...
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>I'm an undergraduate beginning work on depictions of mourners at the
>Crucifixion in 15th c. Netherlandlandish paintings. I'm familiar with von
>Simpson's article about Mary's compassion and co-suffering with Christ, and
>I am interested in exploring similar ideas with other witnesses, esp. the
>other Marys, but St. John as well. Were late medieval theologians -- or
>anyone else -- writing about the *function* of these people in a Crucifixion
>scene -- the same kind of compassion and co-suffering as Mary, examples of
>pious behavior, etc. Thanks!
>
>Courtney Ann Hanson
>University of Oregon
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>"Age is a question of mind over matter.
>If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
>--Satchel Paige
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He said not, 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou
shalt not be diseased.' But he said, 'Thou shalt not be overcome'.
Julian of Norwich, Showings, Sloane 2499 Manuscript, fol. 49.
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