 |
 |
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Brenda, Your etymological surmise is close but not quite precise, since the bed isn't involved etymologically. The root of "para phernalia" is simply Gk "para" + "phero", "to bring to one's [i.e., the woman's] side." George On Nov 8, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Ms B M Cook wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Crockett" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: [M-R] Ecclesiastical furniture? > > > "paraphernalia" is illegal, at least in Southern Indiana. > > http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title35/ar48/ch4.html > (IC 35-48-4-8.1-8.3) > > We live and learn!! And here was me thinking that in the Good Old Days of Patriarchy, "Paraphernalia" ( which is Greek for "beside the bed" isn't it ?) was a woman's personal property - like her distaff - which neither her husband nor (more importantly) her husband's creditors could take away from her! > > Brenda, > > Brenda M Cook, > Independent Scholar > > "I care not if you bridge the sea, > Or ride secure the cruel sky, > Or build consummate palaces, > Of metal or of masonry; > > But have you wine and music still, > And statues, and a bright-eyed love, > And foolish thoughts of good and ill, > And prayers to them who sit above ?" > > James Elroy Flecker: "To a poet a thousand years hence." (1915) > ********************************************************************** > 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