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AH. Well. Although that book is fascinating, let's just say it's not very... respected. It argues that all of these crazy beliefs and weirdness stem from economic/social phenom…
11 Apr 2013, 14:33
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I would suggest to you "The Germanization of Medieval Christianity." The myth is that Catholic Christianity attacked the peaceful Germanic tribes, who practiced a highly develo…
11 Apr 2013, 05:05
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Wolfe is not a "traditional" Catholic because he does actually believe that other gods exist. The vegetarianism is complicated though--it is a mark of those who are particularl…
10 Apr 2013, 16:19
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Yeah its crazy. I don't know what to think about it either. I'm rereading them, however--maybe I can come up with something. Thanks for the affirmation! One day, I'll get this do…
08 Apr 2013, 22:24
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Awesome! Thanks! R…
08 Apr 2013, 17:13
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Oh and thanks for the Latin--I was translating backwards from the English, I don't have a copy of the Vulgate, unfortunately.…
08 Apr 2013, 17:04
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Both nits of which I agree. But the reference to John is still valid as a direct allusion, I think. R…
08 Apr 2013, 17:03
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You're more than welcome! I would study good 'ol Julius, but he's doing something different with occultism by incorporating a strange un-Hindu Hinduism a la Blavatsky. Also, talk…
08 Apr 2013, 16:46
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When I spoke of the Catholic modernists, I should have been more precise. The modernists all have weird spiritual proclivities. Eliot wasn't technically a Catholic either. I sh…
05 Apr 2013, 23:36
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New Criticism is also appropriate because Wolfe, while primarily inspired by Borges, is also inspired by the Catholic English writing in the 1930's to the 1960's--Tolkien, Elio…
05 Apr 2013, 16:58
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