Talk:Zucchetto
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[edit] Jewish Headwear
What is the name of the equivalent worn by Jews, and shouldn't this article link to that? DirkvdM 08:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
Jewish men wear a kippah, also called a yarmulke, and this has nothing to do with the Christian ecclesiastical zucchetto. Jewish men cover their heads as a matter of humility and respect before God, and the 'skullcap" is merely a matter of convenience for indoors and hot weather -- a top hat or fedora is just as acceptable. The zucchetto has become a sign of ecclesiastical rank and office and developed to cover the tonsured head of the clergy in cold weather. It makes as much sense to link this to yarmulke as it would to link yarmulke to baseball cap.HarvardOxon 21:40, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
There is a rather excellent discussion of the zucchetto, camauro, kippah/yarmulke and other skullcaps in the PSD that is linked at the end of the article - http://www.hatsuk.com/skullcaps.pdf -- ALoan (Talk) 13:13, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
The article on the Kippah does mention that the zucchetto is somewhat linked; so here we have two articles that do not agree with each other. 81.208.165.173 03:09, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
