Origen of the Chrasmological Writings

James Wynn · 08 Nov 2002, 00:33 · from urth-v0211.mbox · original

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From: "James Wynn" <crushtv at HotPOP.com>
Subject: (urth) Origen of the Chrasmological Writings
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 18:33:26 -0600
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Adam asks:
Did Typhon, then, fail to provide scriptures for his invented religion?
If so, why?  If not, what happened to them?

2) Iirc, the Writings were a melange of quotes from a variety of sources;
James Jordan mentioned "Marcus Aurelius in the Chrasmological writings

=46rom Gene Wolfe's interview by Nick Gevers:
NG: The scriptures employed by the augurs of the Whorl -- the Chrasmologic
Writings -- of what are these meant to consist? Are they a melange of
Biblical and classical quotations (for example, from Marcus Aurelius), plus
later accretions, or are they more definitely structured than that?

GW: A melange, as you say. Typhon [the tyrannical builder and chief "god" of
the Whorl] has told some secretary to put together a sacred book that will
leave him plenty of elbow room. The book is sacred to Silk, not to me.
--- Crush

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