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On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Tatman, Robert wrote:
Yes, of course...I had forgotten "the Head" in *That Hideous Strength*. I
first read the Perelandra Trilogy in seventh grade, and came back to it only
a couple of years ago. June, you're absolutely right about Lewis's
prescience. The
wis's best writing aside
from *The Screwtape Letters*.
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Subject: Re: [CTRL] Y1K and GERBERT, the First "European"
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On Fri,
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On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Tatman, Robert wrote:
It's related to Baphomet, and also to the talking brass head that Roger
Bacon is supposed to have had. BTW, for an excellent historical fantasy
based on the Gerbert story, see Judith Tarr's *Ars Magica*--a well-written,
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In a message dated 12/11/99 5:19:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For another relatively modern spin on the 'talking head' and its
use by evil forces, read "That Hideous Strength", the third book
in C. S. Lewis' "Perelandra" trilogy...
I reread it
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In a message dated 12/10/99 12:02:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's related to Baphomet, and also to the talking brass head that Roger
Bacon is supposed to have had. BTW, for an excellent historical fantasy
based on the Gerbert story, see Judith
gine" of Ramon Lull. If you want a *really* scholarly take
on all of this, hunt up Thorndike's *History of Magic and Experimental
Science*; it's old but still extremely valuable.
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In a message dated 12/8/99 6:29:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
"Some say that he prayed to Satan to save him from the
magician, and that Satan wafted him away beyond the sea. In order
to get home, Gerbert agreed to give his soul to Satan, and
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GERBERT OF AURILLAC (ca. 955-1003)
by Lynn Nelson, University of Kansas, Dept. of History
Gerbert was born somewhere in the mountainous region of
Auvergne, in central France. Since neither his place of birth nor
his parents were recorded, it seems likely
