tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post114341208687683266..comments2023-05-02T10:48:33.593-04:00Comments on The Hanged Man: 40 Days of Lent - Day Twenty-Sixthe hanged manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705748701233182866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-1143467599352011512006-03-27T08:53:00.000-05:002006-03-27T08:53:00.000-05:00Yes, that theory is what The Alphabet vs. The Godd...Yes, that theory is what <I>The Alphabet vs. The Goddess</I> is about. The link between image/tolerance of "female" values vs. word/dominance of "male" values.<BR/><BR/>In the section on Buddhism, Schlain compares cultures in which the Buddha is depicted as lean and muscular with those in which he is more rounded, curvy. Schlain's dichotomy holds true: the former are more patriarchal, the latter matriarchal.the hanged manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705748701233182866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-1143465554649930482006-03-27T08:19:00.000-05:002006-03-27T08:19:00.000-05:00I've always been interested in the theory that rel...I've always been interested in the theory that religions with a strong female figure are more tolerant of figurative art. Buddism might be an execption, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com