tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post7543870723247312330..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Soil and Greek templesDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-39945036755461374192008-12-02T20:37:00.000+02:002008-12-02T20:37:00.000+02:00Amazing news!Thus there was a symbolic meaning of ...Amazing news!<BR/>Thus there was a symbolic meaning of the terrain in the ancient Greeks!<BR/>Interesting!<BR/>Is there any refference of this attitude to ancient writers though?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781621903358782011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-25841144689152088542008-08-29T12:25:00.000+03:002008-08-29T12:25:00.000+03:00"Is this some form of nature worship???" That wou..."Is this some form of nature worship???" That would be my guess.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-89993966904916935412008-08-28T16:41:00.000+03:002008-08-28T16:41:00.000+03:00I have a little "story" about religion and alcohol...I have a little "story" about religion and alcohol. People don't know which came first???<BR/><BR/>Chinese philosophy is permeated with the concept of energy flow, "chi". Magnetism is the earths energy flow??<BR/><BR/>Its not clear to me why the early Greeks associated gods/goddesses with soil fertility?? Certainly it had to be after the hunter/gatherers had been displaced? I think there is something more to this which may not be apparent in the data analyzed. Is this some form of nature worship??? Is that how the Greek gods evolved? Sparse as the real Druid literature is, it suggests, like the chinese, an intense belief and observance of nature as they understood it? Astronomy played a strong role in both cultures! JMHOMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459589185170647441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-82153836553121750202008-08-28T06:24:00.000+03:002008-08-28T06:24:00.000+03:00Dienekes writes, "The author suggests that this pa...Dienekes writes, "The author suggests that this pattern is explained by the coming together of tribes with different economic activities". Makes total sense.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-29652059926309052292008-08-28T06:22:00.000+03:002008-08-28T06:22:00.000+03:00My first reaction was that it was nothing to do wi...My first reaction was that it was nothing to do with anything like feng shui. Possible it indicates the original association of the different gods with different farming, or at least worshipping, practices. There's no reason to believe all the gods were adopted by the ancient Greeks at a single moment in history. <BR/><BR/>For example "Hera and Hermes were worshipped on clayey soils (Xeralfs) suited to cattle grazing". And "Sanctuaries of Demeter and Dionysos are on fertile soils (Xerolls) suitable for mixed farming", etc.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-37926544212415048122008-08-27T15:33:00.000+03:002008-08-27T15:33:00.000+03:00This appears to be quite different than the chines...This appears to be quite different than the chinese "feng shui". It is interesting to ask why don't the older Greek classics mention this association of soil quality with god/goddess. Feng shui stresses harmony with nature and only doing those things that are in accord with nature. Astronomy and Magnetic fields are believed to have been earliest "forces" in the practice of feng shui.<BR/><BR/>I don't have access to the full article, but from what you say, the Greek "process" only considered soil type and not other factors like I mention above.McGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459589185170647441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-29993487177188519972008-08-27T09:04:00.000+03:002008-08-27T09:04:00.000+03:00Is there no link for the article: "Rocks, vie...Is there no link for the article: "Rocks, views, soils and plants at thevtemples of ancient Greece"?<BR/><BR/>-- Charles Iliya Krempeaux<BR/> <A HREF="http://changelog.ca/" REL="nofollow">http://changelog.ca/</A>Charles Iliya Krempeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983525492261078103noreply@blogger.com