6.0478 Rs: Photos in Dead Eyes; History Lists (3/42)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Thu, 4 Feb 1993 12:37:02 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 6, No. 0478. Thursday, 4 Feb 1993.
(1) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1993 15:12 EST (8 lines)
From: <BURT@BRANDEIS>
Subject: RE: 6.0475 Q/A: Photos in Dead Eyes; Maxims
(2) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1993 16:50:28 +0200 (EET) (22 lines)
From: LBJUDY@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL
Subject: RE: 6.0475 Q/A: Photos in Dead Eyes; Maxims
(3) Date: Wed, 03 Feb 93 14:12:56 CST (12 lines)
From: Richard Tuerk <TUERK@ETSUACAD>
Subject: Re: 6.0474 History-Associated Lists
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1993 15:12 EST
From: <BURT@BRANDEIS>
Subject: RE: 6.0475 Q/A: Photos in Dead Eyes; Maxims
In Dixon's novel _The Clansman_ the protagonist reconstructs the image of
the rapist from a reflection in the dead woman's eyes.
John Burt
Brandeis University
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1993 16:50:28 +0200 (EET)
From: LBJUDY@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL
Subject: RE: 6.0475 Q/A: Photos in Dead Eyes; Maxims (2/30)
Re. "photo in a dead man's/woman's eye": I thought the request
was for sources using the concept, not "what does it mean?"
Can't help with sources. But since others are suggesting meanings,
here's what I automatically thought it meant: when you look in a
person's eye you can see, reflected on the cornea, an image of
what the person is looking at. I assumed the "photo in a dead
person's eye" referred to a superstition/belief that when a person
died, the last thing s/he was looking at became "fixed" on his/her
cornea (i.e. the reflection of the object did), and would therefore
remain in the eye even if you moved the person's body. I've never
heard of such a superstition myself, but I was sure the reference
must be to the image you see on a person's eye.
(Hey, has nobody else gazed into an Other's eyes lately... :-)
-- or is it that you aren't focussing on the picture of the kitchen
sink reflected there?)
Judy Koren, Haifa.
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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 93 14:12:56 CST
From: Richard Tuerk <TUERK@ETSUACAD>
Subject: Re: 6.0474 History-Associated Lists (1/75)
The list AMERSTDY@MIAMIU is extremely inactive. Most of the messages on it are
from people trying to get off. It is supposed to be a moderated list, so the
listserv cannot allow people off, nor can it set various mail options.
Apparently, the list was started in connection with some course that no longer
is being taught.
Richard Tuerk
East Texas State University tuerk@etsuacad