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| "Where the Gods Come From" is an important film
which refutes the existence of a supposed war between cultures. The
apparent differences in the religions and their gods hide the basic common
features intrinsic in the sources of our common childhood, their needs and
longings for security and love. Here lies the origin of our common
humanity. |
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Arno Gruen, 03 |
| Our 'modern' religions were and still are a side branch of
ancient 'paganism'…not until a descent from this marginal limb takes
place, does the plant as a whole become visible. An exciting theory,
substantiated in a highly recommended book and film. |
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Psychologie heute, July 03 |
| When Indra, the god most frequently addressed in the Vedic
Pantheon, 'rides to his wedding on a tricycle,' then this trinitarian
vehicle, so to speak, is definitely worth a good bit of curiosity. It is
soon satisfied in Harald Strohm's wide-ranging religious-psychological
investigation of the origins of religion. Calling it original would be a
gross understatement. |
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 19th July 03 |
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author presents readings of selected passages from the (Indian) Rigveda in
the light of modern knowledge about early pre-amnesic childhood. The
ancient deities, and especially Indra, show characteristics of children,
and many if not most features of religion may actually be derivative of or
echoing early-childhood scenarios. In Christianity, we see the
confrontation of children with their father (who is the only one to
educate them, for the mother has mysteriously disappeared). Scholars of
religion will find much to ponder in this learned and stimulating book. |
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Review of Biblical Studies, 49/04 |
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