The Sign of the Cross in Slavic Lands

[Edward M Dumanis]

On Sat, 9 Sep 2006, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:

> 9 Sept 06
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> I am studying the prayer/gesture of the sign of the cross as it is made 
> in various cultures. I have observed that the sign of the cross is made 
> differently in different Christian contexts. I was especially surprised 
> the first time I observed a Russian Orthodox believer do it in a manner 
> different from that which I had learned growing up as a Roman Catholic. 

This difference plays an important part in Gogol's "Taras Bulba" if this
might be of interest to you. I remember that it impressed me a lot when I
read the book for the first time.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

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