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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Jeffrey, For an important book dealing with medieval Christian views on this, see: Jussi Hanska. Strategies of Sanity and Survival: Religious Responses to Natural Disasters in the Middle Ages. (Studia Fennica Historica, number 2.) Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society. 2002. Pp. 220. Best wishes, George -- George FERZOCO [log in to unmask] On 4 Oct 2009, at 22:11, Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > (Please x-cuse the x-posting) > > I'm interested in knowing whether there is a tradition or formal > liturgy for fasts and/or special prayers in the event of drought in > Medieval Islam and Christianity (as there is in Judaism). > > Also, does rain have any unique symbolism attached to it in these > traditions? > > Thanks for your help, > Jeffrey Woolf > > Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf > Senior Lecturer, Talmud Department > Director, Center for the Study of Post-Talmudic Halakhah > Director, The Rashi Project > Bar-Ilan University > Ramat Gan 52-900 Israel > O. 972-3-531-8593 > F. 972-3-535-1233 > C. 972-52-274-7375 > Website: http://myobiterdicta.blogspot.com > ********************************************************************** > 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: medieval-religion- > [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