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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In speaking of religious habits, Bella Millett points to an important issue in the case of the Franciscans. It's worth remembering that the early Franciscans had habits of unbleached wool and thus the color varied with the area. So did much else. And in the course of the 13th and early 14th Cs the habit became the symbol of party allegiance. Again and again the community condemned the spirituals for wearing their distinctive "short and squalid" habits. Thus the habit did signify corporate identity, but identity as adherents of the community or the rigorist faction. David Burr ********************************************************************** 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