On 27/10/05 12:33 AM, "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Her point about what Alison calls 'the dress of reason' is
> intriguing: for she sees the scientific approach partly obscuring the
> way of myth, the power of metaphor, etc, so that (as a 'short history'
> must simplify) 'Creation stories had never been regarded as
> historically accurate; their purpose was therapeutic. But once you
> start reading Genesis as scientifically valid, you have bad science and
> bad religion.'
Sounds interesting, Doug. What goes with that is the increasing illgeality
of imagination, which is why movies so often have the "based on a true
story" appellation - the idea that it's the only way to "authenticity" -
Btw, if there is a "common reader", he/she is quite likely to be reading
fantasy -
Best
A
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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