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keithbvadu2

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10. In Christian Europe, cleanliness became far from Godliness.

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jul 2020

In Christian Europe, cleanliness became far from Godliness.

"Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros, himself a Franciscan - wrote Ford - persuaded King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to close and abolish the Moorish baths after their conquest of Granada. They forbade not only the Christians but the Moors from using anything but holy water. Fire, not water, became the grand element of inquisitorial purification."
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"During the Inquisition, one of the worst things that could be said about Jews as well as Moors was that they were ‘known to bathe.’ "

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Clean Aztecs, Dirty Spaniards [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #1

seems the rose colored glasses ignored the aztec slave trade as well as human sacrifices beachbumbob Jul 2020 #2

Dozens of Neolithic 'Human Sacrifice' Victims Have Been Found in England Judi Lynn Jul 2020 #3

Thank you for adding perspective and facts Bradshaw3 Jul 2020 #8

What an absurd comment. This article is about water systems and bathing. yardwork Jul 2020 #4

+1 Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #11

The history of British slave ownership has been buried: now its scale can be revealed Judi Lynn Jul 2020 #5

I'd love to hear what you have to say about both the tequitl and a la izquierda Jul 2020 #7

Thank you, as always, for a most enlightening post. niyad Jul 2020 #6

K&R 2naSalit Jul 2020 #9

In Christian Europe, cleanliness became far from Godliness. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #10

I'm not as familiar with Spain in the Middle Ages, but... Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #14

I remember an old black and white comedy, Danny Kaye I think, as the king's physician in France. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #15

Ha! I enjoy that one. Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #16

Galvanized tub out in the shed. Brought it into the kitchen. Filled it up. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #17

LOL. Not much different! Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #18

Thank you for your always interesting posts, JL. yonder Jul 2020 #12

Thanks! So interesting...as always. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2020 #13