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TFA quotes Augustine on this, but no idea how much he said.
by iguy 6y ago
TFA quotes Augustine on this, but no idea how much he said.
- ColanR 6y agoIt doesn't quote enough context to even clarify if he recommended damage, or whether he was mocking the people doing the damage. EDIT: found a larger quotation. From the context, the use of the quote in TFA looks like a misrepresentation of what Augustine said, since it doesn't sound like he was offering an opinion on whether or not it should be done. https://books.google.com/books?id=z5ufDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT91&lpg=PT91&dq=augustine+sermon+Brethren,+I+deem+it+more+shameful+for+Hercules+to+have+his+beard+shaved+than+to+have+his+head+taken+off&source=bl&ots=KvMF_j6j8N&sig=ACfU3U3bAKrI3r55EnlCAdB2qVqldnCqqg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKlO7-rbfsAhVBmHIEHVRmBHkQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=augustine%20sermon%20Brethren%2C%20I%20deem%20it%20more%20shameful%20for%20Hercules%20to%20have%20his%20beard%20shaved%20than%20to%20have%20his%20head%20taken%20off&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=z5ufDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT91&lpg=P...
- sudosteph 6y agoHe chimes in on the break vs disfigure argument, but doesn't get into the why the nose would have special meaning. That's the part which is so fascinating tbh.