dog is man’s best friend in medieval Latin literature
Within circumstances of betrayal in domestic human relations, medieval Latin literature figured a dog as man’s best friend. … Read the post dog is man’s best friend in medieval Latin literature
Sindibad / seven sages
Sindibad / seven sages tale is a framed corpus of stories of men’s sexed protest. In the frame tale, a king threatens to execute his son a prince when the queen falsely accuses the prince of sexual assault. A wise man or seven sages defend the prince when he is silenced. Justice ultimate prevails when the queen’s false accusation is clearly refuted. The Sindibad / seven sages tale originated in Sanskrit in India more than 2000 years ago. By about 800 years ago, it had diffused into Persian, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Latin, and European vernaculars. The corpus goes by various names: the Book of Sindibad / Sindbad, The Fables of Syntipas, the Book of the Philosopher Syntipas, Dolopathos, History of the Seven Wise Masters {Historia Septem Sapientium}, and the Seven Sages of Rome.
seven sages at Ostia offer wisdom in shitting
In an ancient tavern in Ostia Antica, wall paintings depict seven sages and twenty ordinary men seated at a public latrine. They speak of shitting. … Read the post seven sages at Ostia offer wisdom in shitting
weeping-dog tale from ancient India traverses western Eurasia
Recastings of the weeping-dog tale across western Eurasia for more than a millennium indicate popular belief in men’s foolishness and women’s guile. … Read the post weeping-dog tale from ancient India traverses western Eurasia
seven sages in interactive medieval parody
Interactive medieval “we are seven” prints seem to be a parody of the seven sages of ancient Greece and Rome. Wisdom wasn’t beyond laughter. … Read the post seven sages in interactive medieval parody
husbands: disparage only bad women, or be shackled
Husbands must be careful not to criticize or disparage women, only bad women. Referring to women with insufficient specificity gets husbands punished. … Read the post husbands: disparage only bad women, or be shackled
father almost kills son: who is to blame?
In the ancient Book of Sindibad, a king nearly kills his son in response to a false accusation of rape. Who is to blame? Sages’ reasons versus a fable. … Read the post father almost kills son: who is to blame?
wiles of women impossible to compile
In various versions of the Book of Sindibad, sages instruct the king with stories of scholars futile attempting to compile the wiles of women. … Read the post wiles of women impossible to compile
seven sages of Greece and Rome
The seven sages of Greece and Rome were typically persons shrouded in obscurity, not prominent, well-known ancient thinkers. … Read the post seven sages of Greece and Rome
Sefer Shaashuim provides folk wisdom on how wars start
The medieval Hebrew book Sefer Shaashuim includes a tale about how a war started. A related medieval text provides similar folk wisdom about war. … Read the post Sefer Shaashuim provides folk wisdom on how wars start
false accusations of rape in world literature
False accusations of rape, prevalent in historical world literature, provide insight into human sociality and communication across millennia. … Read the post false accusations of rape in world literature