tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post1256131356545526766..comments2023-10-06T12:28:48.452-04:00Comments on Spinning Clio: Medieval Gay Marriage? Not quiteMarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263223781051175207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post-88133382160740260962007-09-04T17:28:00.000-04:002007-09-04T17:28:00.000-04:00This is a good thorough analysis of the article. ...This is a good thorough analysis of the article. It seems to me that the Professor who wrote the actual article is careful not to overreach when describing afrerement, but of course in the popular media scholarly studies are often reported in an over-simplified, selective, sensationalized and/or innaccurate way. This is a pet peeve of mine. A lot of people seem to be spinning this article, trying to make the phenomenon seem more significant than in no doubt was: some in an attempt to give same-sex unions the legitimacy of antiquity and other simply to spice up a news item about history.Meeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950457892490767440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post-26474288549462436042007-08-30T23:53:00.000-04:002007-08-30T23:53:00.000-04:00I saw that story as well (it's being reproduced ev...I saw that story as well (it's being reproduced <I>everywhere</I>) and was concerned for similar reasons. However, I wonder how much this is the media spinning (helped by that UChicago press release [thanks for pointing to that]) and how much is the actual article. I'm looking forward to reading it, regardless.airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217658175503860922noreply@blogger.com