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| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
You'd have loved a class I took on pop culture anthropology this semester - the first three weeks were on this comparison.
Check your PM's in a bit, I'm going to send you something. And for me it's Pullman all the way - at least as an adult. I too have fond memories of reading the Narnia books, but have to admit that now that I'm older and admittedly finding myself in a more naturalist/agnostic mindset, it's hard for me to deny the theistic influence in Lewis' work. |
See, I don't mind the theistic influence very much - in fact, I find it quite interesting so long as it doesn't become overtly dogmatic. But my knowledge of Narnia is a bit rusty. I did find Pullman's work incredibly spiritual despite it's outright criticism of the Church and Christianity's moral assumptions. Just the character of Lyra alone seemed to embody a lot of the struggle between good/evil, righteousness, etc., that led to the birth of the Church in the first place.
My college roommate still lists several of the Narnia books among his favorites of all-time, and he is incredibly well read. He hasn't, however, read HDM yet, and after I recommended it to him on the basis that it is like an anti-Narnia he flat-out scoffed. He's an atheist himself, but he loves books with that theistic influence for some reason. I think it's the spirituality more than the dogma that draws him in - but I think Pullman found a way to separate the two. In any case, it was a very entertaining read, and definitely a poor life decision to begin reading them two weeks before Finals.
That class, however, sounds fascinating.
PS. I don't think you sent the right link in the PM... all I got was a smiley .gif 
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