"the masters of mourning were of course the victorians." um have you heard of the egyptians?
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@drethelin Did the Egyptians 'mourn' though? At least superficially, they should have been celebrating.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@drethelin ... I'm assuming the Victorians have been picked out, because they got Christianity's "melancholy, long, withdrawing roar" ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@drethelin ... which opens the space of mourning, doesn't it?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@drethelin I'd tighten that up a bit. Mystery religions have no space for mourning as we understand it. ...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@drethelin ... Probably rationalized religions (in the Weberian sense) do, beginning with Judaism - even when they're still holding together
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