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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Karl, Thank you for this. The panel comes from England, but its exact provenance has been lost. The panel has also probably been cut down from its original form, so its iconographic context is uncertain, as well. Cheers, Jim Bugslag > To expel demons is a very common thing for saints and it could be > very useful, remember St. Patrick, who cleaned Ireland from serpants > and other vermins by the way, as did St. Pirmin on the Reichenau in > the Bodensee/Lake Constance. What I dont know, is if the souls in the > background have a special meaning or are only the people protected by > the saint. Where does the window come from? yours Karl, Vienna > > Am 11. Aug.2007 um 19:46 Uhr schrieb jbugslag: > > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > > culture > > > > Esteemed list, > > I am currently trying to figure out the subject of a small panel of > > 15th-century stained glass, which depicts a nimbed bishop in the > > centre, before a cluster of heads, presumably of naked individuals, > > behind him and facing a cluster of demons in front of him. He has > > his crozier in the crook of his arm and is making a distinctive > > gesture, towards the demons, with his gloved hands. He is laying > > his right hand onto the wrist of his raised left hand. This > > gesture suggests a well-established liturgical practice, but I am at > > a loss as to what it might be. I thought at first of exorcism, but > > the context of the image suggests protection from demons rather > > than the exorcising of them. The naked figures behind him, in > > fact, may be souls, and if this is the case, the image might have > > eschatological significance. Can anyone suggest either: 1) what > > the bishop's gesture might mean; or 2) what sources I might consult > > about it. Many thanks in advance, Jim Bugslag > > > > ******************************************************************** > > ** 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 > > > > ********************************************************************** > 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 > ********************************************************************** 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