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Dec 13, 2006 - 08:13 AM
 
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Re: Folklore vs. Biblical God (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Jun 13, 2005 - 03:19 PM
Great comments. I don't really have much to add, but thought of two other snippets:

1) Another Jewish folklore issue to throw into the mix is the Kabbala. This may not be relevant, as what we have now is from about the tenth century. However, elements are thought to originate much earlier, say 1st century AD. And while it's fascinating, it's so abstract that I guess it doesn't function as folklore like, say, Esther would. But on the other hand, it does have a practical side, claiming ways to have authority over demons and diseases.

2) This idea of 'true folklore' is related to one that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien talked about - 'true myth'. They saw Christianity as the 'true myth' - it is the truth, *and* it has structures in common with myths because all myths are hints and allusions fumbling towards it. I think this presents us with a very valuable way of talking about Christianity in relation to Lord of the Rings, the Matrix and Star Wars. The complication is that all three of these, as well as being self-consciously mythic, are also self-consciously relating to Christianity already - the similarities are intended, in a way which wasn't the case for, say, the Odyssey.

Cheers,
DavidB


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