tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post3891355854169874299..comments2024-03-23T07:29:54.230+00:00Comments on A bad witch's blog: Sacred mounds and burial groundsBadwitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-37297224028988191272010-10-01T09:50:12.223+01:002010-10-01T09:50:12.223+01:00It is possible rthat the Saxon Burial Mounds in Gr...It is possible rthat the Saxon Burial Mounds in Greenwich Park were reused. The continuity of the sacred place being maintaned.queenbeebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648381748597009531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-8073091642897505052010-09-29T07:56:44.183+01:002010-09-29T07:56:44.183+01:00Pope Gregory (540 - 604)ordered churches to be bui...Pope Gregory (540 - 604)ordered churches to be built on the sites of pagan temples, which is one of the reasons that some sacred sites show continuous history of use for religious purposes. I don't know if that was the case with this burial ground, however.Badwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-16991813260602362982010-09-29T06:46:49.151+01:002010-09-29T06:46:49.151+01:00I admit that besides the Anthropology of Religion ...I admit that besides the Anthropology of Religion class I took in college, I'm woefully ignorant of church history. But I do wonder why this particular spot was chosen. Was some virtue seen in taking advantage of sites already known as being holy? Was the church built to drive out the "evil pagan influence" of the place? Perhaps it was just a site the locals knew well and was chosen for pragmatic reasons? It's terribly interesting speculation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009778570667265968noreply@blogger.com