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...potent was the magical aura attributed to the 7th century Book of Burrow that one detached 17th century visitor watched its guardian monk dipping it, binding and all, into a pail of water to make a miraculous remedy for the monastery's sick cattle. (The cows recovered after drinking the water; the book still carries the stains.) The Metropolitan's exhibition contains not only the Book of Durrow, but also two of the four volumes-Mark and John-that make up the Gospel Book of Kells. This 8th century work, originally housed in the monastery of Kells...
...ideologically minded films, The Lacemaker never sacrifices the integrity of its characters to its political message. Rather than turn Francois into a snotty villain and Pomme into a peasant saint, Goretta, an eyenhanded Swiss, attacks the system that victimizes them both. The movie's title, with its allusion to 17th century genre paintings, suggests the delicacy of Gor-etta's style...
Like its Catholic counterparts, the Protestant clergy has reneged on its duty. They have failed to rid their pulpit exhortations of blatant political intolerance. Extreme evangelical ministers--one example is the notorious Ian Paisley--have refused to lay aside the 17th century, and continue to thunder against the abominations of Catholic theology. The more moderate preachers are guilty of too often offering a blanket condemnation of the terrorists (i.e. Catholics), without looking critically at Protestant extremism, the chauvinism of the Orange Lodges, or the conduct of the security forces. Again, the effect is to reinforce indirectly the violent premises...
...lowest crime rate of any industrialized nation in the world (violent crime actually decreased by one-third in Japan over the past 15 years). But unlike mobsters of the West, Japan's yakuza (good-for-nothings) are part of a chivalric tradition that dates back to the 17th century, when unemployed samurai turned to Robin Hood-style banditry. Even today the yakuza like to think of themselves as romantic outlaws, bound together by a blood oath of loyalty, who never harm the innocent...
...this morning of the 17th day in the Year of the Lord 1977, it is Harvard that stands as the leader of the pack. The season, of course, is hardly over, and yes, anything can happen in a month. But that's obvious, because a month ago, who would have predicted the Crimson to be soloing at the top this morning...