A Response to Stafford Poole
Rather, my contention is that "arguments from silence are weakened to the degree that an event or tradition is less prominent during a particular source's lifetime and therefore less likely to be mentioned in their written records" (p. 250). [...]the fact that Guadalupan devotion was...
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Published in | The Catholic historical review Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 284 - 291 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington
The Catholic University of America Press
22.03.2014
Catholic University of America Press |
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Summary: | Rather, my contention is that "arguments from silence are weakened to the degree that an event or tradition is less prominent during a particular source's lifetime and therefore less likely to be mentioned in their written records" (p. 250). [...]the fact that Guadalupan devotion was decidedly local during its first century of development is an important consideration in assessing the relative weight of arguments from silence about it. [...]it was indeed a localized devotion over the first century of its development. [...]the fact that various sources report other miraculous events among indigenous peoples, which Father Poole notes in his response, does not invalidate the issue I posed. |
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ISSN: | 0008-8080 1534-0708 1534-0708 |
DOI: | 10.1353/cat.2014.0091 |