Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.flame Subject: Re: Dieties with skulls... Message-ID: <372@drutx.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 17:06:19 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.372 Posted: Fri Oct 25 17:06:19 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 07:20:58 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 33 Xref: linus net.religion:7671 net.flame:11588 > First, I believe the religion alluded to is the Indian cult of Kali, >a minor religion followed by the Thuggees, who were sort of maniacal dervishes. >(Spielberg's information in "Temple of Doom" is remarkably accurate...). The >cult of Kali was a death-worshipping religion, so skulls and human sacrifices >were in evidence. Most historians believe the accounts concerning these people, >but claim that the cult no longer exists... This is not true. Kali is a representation of the Mother. It is not a "death-worshipping religion", but represents all of life (which happens to include death). May I recommend "Ramakrishna and his Disciples" by Christopher Isherwood--a very interesting book. Her worship is not dead. Spielberg is the LEAST accurate source on India that I can imagine. > Second, I don't know how you go about making the judgement, "obviously >satanist". I am surprised at you. I did not make that judgement. Did you not notice the :-) after the statement? I am a worshiper of Shiva, and Tibetan Buddhism is a special study of mine. I was simply making the observation that if any religion is persecuted, then all are at risk. I do try to put smileys where they are needed. I do not always succeed. If I miss one, you can flame me. But I don't really care to be flamed when I HAVE put them in! -- Sue Brezden ihnp4!drutx!slb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I march to the beat of a different drummer, whose identity, location, and musical ability are as yet unknown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~