Saturday, January 12, 2013

Joan Acocella: The Radical Vision of St. Francis of Assisi : The New Yorker

Joan Acocella: The Radical Vision of St. Francis of Assisi : The New Yorker:

There were both Brahminical and anti-Brahminical elements in St Francis's thought. Like a true Brahmin he renounced wealth and detested hoarding; but his disdain for books & learning was anti-Brahmin.

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