
The Hands of the Tongue
What destructive powers did the tongue and its speech have for medievals? It could damn humans through blasphemy. It could occlude penitential knowledge of the self, especially of the misdirected will, by generating excuses for what the medieval clergy regarded as sin. It could disrupt monastic disciplines of meditation or distract parishioners during sermons. It could turn good repute to ill, destroying a woman''s chances for marriage, a man''s masculine self, a merchant''s credit, or a defendant''s status in a court of law. However, speech could maintain or restore credit, status, and mascul…
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