[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Philip Pullman

[Aberforth's Goat]

> Oooooh no. I'd say that CSL's portrayal of Tash and his supporters is far,
> far worse than anything that Pullman says about Christianity. Sure, it may
> not *actually* be saying "Islam", but it sure as heck feels like it.

No. That really wasn't a thesis I wanted to defend. ;-)

BTW, I would say that Tash, along with Calormen religious structures, look
to me more like a take on Shiva & Hinduism than on Allah and Islam. The
political and cultural structures seem more Ottoman, though. And CSL took a
much postive view of both religious movements than he does of the Tash
cultus.

> And Pullman isn't so much taking shots at the Authority but at what is
done
> in the Authority's name. *coughCrusadescough*

Doubtless. But since the job that provides this particular goat his daily
bran is also provided courtesy of said Authority's name, it still sort of
hits home ... As I said, it's difficult for me to be particularly objective
about the topic. (Which probably means I should mosy off in search of a less
prickly thistle patch than this topic!)

Baaaaaa!

Aberforth's Goat (a.k.a. Mike Gray, hoping he hasn't been chewing on
something inflammable.)
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