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In a message dated 1/19/01 11:41:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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<< To say that the study of religion
(or architecture, or motels, or political economy, or ceramics, or
childhood, etc. etc. etc.) is a legitimate topic for historical [not
"historic"] archaeologists in no manner suggests that archaeology is
the center of such studies. >>
Funny that you should address "religion, ritual, & magic" because I delivered
a paper on that very subject at Long Beach, just last Friday. My paper first
soundly rebuked those archaeologists who deny the presence of ritual magic
features in historic buildings and then underscored the role of western
religion in denial of pagan magic in western European and American cities.
Finally, I reported the discovery of a ritual concealment feature in a
chimney at U.S. Army Fort Rosecrans and pointed to cultural ties to a several
thousand year old British pagan custom. In spite of Email from American
archaeologists denying any cultural explanation for the concealment feature,
numerous authoritative scholars from Europe and England have contacted me and
sent references to substantiate an interpretation of 20th century pagan
ritual. I am now in contact with disciplines working on costume, shoes and
religious studies. Funny indeed that you should bring that up.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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