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Edshu

Apr 22, 2006 15:16

The difficult point is made vivid in an anecdote from Yorubaland (West Africa), which is told of the trickster-divinity Edshu. One day, this odd god came walking along a path between two fields. "He beheld in either field a farmer at work and proposed To play the two a turn. He donned a hat that was on one side red but on the other white, green ( Read more... )

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qaexl April 22 2006, 20:19:44 UTC

Footnate from the book:

(57) Leo Frobenius, Und Afrika sprac. . . . (Berlin: Vita, Deutsches Verlagshaus, 1912), pp 243-245. Compare the strikingly similar episode recounted of Othin (Wotan) in the Prose Edda, "Skaldskaparmal" I ("Scandinavian Classics," Vol. V New York, 1929, p.96). Compare also Jehovah's command in Exodus 32:27: "Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor."

anonymous July 19 2012, 00:55:51 UTC

I disagree and I cannot be alone. Self indulgent. Resistance is futile? According to this the universe has won the ultimate battle that has sealed our fates up and mailed them to a dictator so it is okay to be submissive to callous narcissistic bullies. So Edshu wrote the rationalization and from the viewpoint of a dictatorial weirdo it must be all under control. No thanks highbrow.

qaexl July 19 2012, 21:10:34 UTC

It's been a long time since I posted that. If I were to post this now, I would have a much different intent in posting it. My original intent was -- look! everyone has a different paradigm! Little did I know ...

Campbell is right, this is hysterically funny and tragic and funny. Resistance is futile: you've hit it right on the mark to say "self-indulgence". Much as "callous narcissistic bullies" is an interesting projection.

That's ok though, you are fine the way you are.

Namaste