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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Nancy Caciola wrote: > My take on the topic comes from a slightly different angle. The scene in > *Hannibal* involves him giving a lecture on Dante in which he shows a slide > of a medieval sculpture, supposedly from Benevento Cathedral, of Judas > hanging himself. Now although the gospels say that Judas comitted suicide > by hanging, he also is shown with his entrails opened up. This is a > somewhat puzzling addition to the text, which makes no logical sense if > Judas killed himself while alone. For what it's worth, there is a textual basis for depicting Judas with his entrails spilling out. Acts 1:18 reads, "et suspensus crepuit medius et diffusa sunt omnia viscera eius." Is it possible that the Medieval depiction of Judas with a demon bursting from his stomach represents an attempt to reconcile the Gospel account his this verse in Acts? Do you have any idea how Medieval glosses handled this (if at all)? -- Phil Feller mailto:[log in to unmask] Im Fremden das Eigene zu erkennen, in ihm heimisch zu werden, ist die Grundbewegung des Geistes, dessen Sein nur Rueckkehr zu sich selbst aus dem Anderssein ist. -- Hans-Georg Gadamer, _Wahrheit und Methode_ (11) ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html