New review for The stigmata of the shaman: the myth of St. Francis of blood and magic signed by Katia Ciarrocchi, appeared among others on the site Lib (e) ro book .
with the stigmata of the shaman, the second essay by Andrea Armed, continues the journey into the history of St. Francis of Assisi. In the first essay, "The Wizard of Assisi. The face of San Francisco denied "Armed with us to see, with lots of historical sources, as the figure of John Peter Bernardone was pragmatic and mystic, a talented politician to whom the church and gave very more than necessary, although at that time many things were not permitted and totally condemned.
Armed with the stigmata of the shaman picks up where he left off and continues on its branding journey on a map the location of the 'evangelization "of St. Francis in places that were totally at the time and where the pagan practices of witchcraft is usual activities for the locals.
from La Verna, the place "chosen" by Francis to perform a ritual intended to deliver it to the history of the faith "a mountain of La Verna property of Count Orlando of Chiusi -" one of the bravest warriors of the Emperor "- which hit the fervor of the sermon of Francis, the saint to the aspirant asked to take possession of Mt citing "seraphic"
\u0026lt;\u0026lt;order, made to the sermon, he drew from St. Francis and told him [...] "I have a mountain in Tuscany truly, which is called the mountain of Verna, who is very lonely and the selvatoco, and is very well suitable for those who wish to do penance in a place removed from the people, or those who wish to solitary life. If he liked you, I gladly would I give to you and 'your soul mates for my health. >> (See Fioretti, the first consideration of the most holy stigmata, ff. 1898-1899)
Laverna mythology Latin was a shadow Goddess par excellence, "It is no coincidence that she had consecrated caverns and caves where they often hide thieves and murderers, which then became the protector [...] the future Franciscan monastery was the place that lent itself better to any other to accommodate the devotees of the Goddess, with its megalithic rocks and a forest that continued to be the scene of the miraculous apparitions centuries after the arrival of Francis. ... "Despite
The Verna is a crucial chapter in human experience of San Francisco, very few pages are devoted to the sanctuary of the sources, due to the destruction of the Franciscan hagiography intended by the Council of Pisa in 1263, decreed that the disappearance el'insabbiamento all of Francis' life than the Legenda Maior of Bonaventure, including the stories and then kept in shrines and stories that paid particular attention to the foundation and life of the hermitage.
Armed goes in the field along the journey of Francis personally, and describes with great skill, reporting faithfully what remains of folk tales and historical sources, location, and the victories of the Holy also and especially there where the Benedictines before him had failed.
Inside The stigmata of the shaman is the entire research work in the historical sources of Franciscan army, fight against paganism to the rivalry with Chiara figure that was presented to us very close to the holy conceal the antagonism and the difficulty in affirming that it was holy woman, and all politics, no denying that, as they have always and will always be central to any historical development.
"Yesterday the village shaman, wizard of the woods, today's austere and incorruptible saint of the best Catholic orthodoxy, not a bad change. And if this is not magic, you say what to call it. "
A book worth reading, I highly recommend it.
of Katia Ciarrocchi
