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Time for a review of another book by Shani Oates, this time In Search of Odhinn. Once again, I admired the breadth of evidence she brought to the table and her consideration of fine details, but was frustrated with her thoughts not being better organized or easy to follow. Let me know what you think!
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Date: 2024-07-29 01:11 am (UTC)On another note, I can see a future book on how Christ and Christus and Jesus and Jesu etc weren't the same god, based on how the worship of them varied so much.
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Date: 2024-07-29 04:34 am (UTC)And that's an interesting thought experiment! Without even touching on the idea of the potential for multiple Jesii, it's a useful lens to realize how much variation can be included in practice among folks who all would say they're following the same religion and worshiping the same God.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Date: 2024-07-29 05:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-07-31 03:07 pm (UTC)My best guess is that when she writes books about various traditions, literary works, and teachings that differs form her own she interprets them though the lens of her own teachings. So if for example those Tubal Cain teachings say that gods and goddesses are primarily human constructs (i.e. egregores), then the notion of every small group, tribe, or sect having their own unique gods and goddesses would make sense in light of that assertion. Vikings c. 900 AD would have a very different culture and environment than migration-age Goths, thus each respective group would be projecting very different images and energies out into the astral/otherworld.
But, going by your review, it sounds like she doesn't do a very good job at explaining this point in a very concise manner, if at all.
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Date: 2024-07-31 07:25 pm (UTC)Cheers,
Jeff