"It always happens when faced with the more Orthodox Elements of the Revival, replete (as it is) with Righteous Religiosity and a call for the burning of books (or the masterly demolition of them) & the dastardly heretics that dared write them."

Suibhne - haven't I told you a million, billion times never to exaggerate? And I haven't burned my copy of 'Fakesong' - nor am I urging anyone else to. But, it seems to me, that Harker is the 'fundamentalist' and Bearman the objective scholar (I vaguely recall hearing somewhere something about some sort of dispute with Malcolm Taylor - but I don't know the details and suggest that it isn't relevant to this discussion).

So, I urge you again to seek out a copy of 'Fakesong' (you could make me an offer on mine, possibly?) but when you've finished it (and finished slavering over its conclusions) I strongly urge you to read Chris Bearman's paper as well. You can talk the talk, Suibhne, but can you walk the walk?