(no subject)

[sapote]

1) Hey, so: does anyone have recommendations for chatty, informative books about:
a) Jerusalem politics in the year 0
b) the Protestant reformation and major dramatis personae thereof
c) medieval cult of the saints and wacky behavior associated with religious orders?
ETA: or, actually, anything about any episodes of wacky religious factionalism in judeo-christian history at all. I should take this to a reference librarian so that they can roll their eyes and refer me to the entirety of Western history.


2) Does anyone know exactly where Rodney McKay lived as a child? Does anyone have a good guess? I haven't been to Canada since I was six months old, so my geography is, sadly, rusty.

Also, I may be more familiar with the geography of Nunavut than anything closer to the U.S. border.

Anyway, if anyone can point me towards any episodes at all, besides McKay and Mrs. Miller, where Rodney discusses his early life, I would be very grateful.

Comments

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I cannot help with most of your questions. As for other episodes, the only one I can think of at the moment is the s6 SG-1 episode "Redemption." McKay tells Sam about how when he was growing up he wanted to play the piano, and about how his parents hated eachother & blamed him. I don't believe he mentioned where he grew up, through. So, I'm not sure how much help that episode would actually be...

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

Hi! So I'm not sure if it's 'chatty', but the best book ever (that I have found so far) about the reformation is Reformation, by Diarmaid MacCulloch.

They've never mentioned where Rodney was born, but I always thought Toronto, because it's big, he talks fast like that, and also, I was born there so I'm a little biased.

As for the wacky behaviour of saints and cults, the book where I've seen the most of that, though it's not nearly close to the main focus is the Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, by Barbara Walker. Just because she has all these entries where she talks about it. I hope that helps a little.