Re: Nature of Theism in Orlanthi Culture

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:35:00 +0100 (BST)


Trotsky:
> I think Yelm does have a personality, albeit a very uptight and rigid one.
> But at any rate, he isn't impersonal, as he clearly acts like a 'person' in
> the myths (albeit an idealised one), rather than just a force of nature.

That depends on the myth, the time in history, and what-not. At the apex of the "Yelm isn't _that_!" philosophy, I think he was definitely a bit of personality-free zone.

Slainte,
Alex.


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