(urth) [BGSpam]Re: Typhon's nature

[David Stockhoff]

On 10/15/2011 5:05 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> *From:* David Stockhoff <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>
> >
> On 10/15/2011 6:23 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
> > > Clearly incest is not the norm in Severian’s time.
> > >
> > No one, and I mean NO ONE, has suggested that incest is "the norm"
> > anywhere, ever. At all. You do your own arguments no service when you
> > twist others' arguments into nonrecognition before denying them.
> >
> > The rulers of ancient Egypt committed incest almost by definition. Do
> > you really think it was "remarked upon" by Egyptians?
> I’m sure it was.
Why?
>
> > It has been suggested that "sacred" incest is a motif in the Sun books.
> > It has been explained why that might be the case. And it has nothing to
> > do with Margaret Meade. Are you interested at all?
> A lot of stuff about incest has been posted to the list. Mostly 
> speculating that every woman mentioned in the text is Severian’s 
> sister, with rather little in the way of justification. So now 
> Typhon’s at it too? The implications are complicated, though, for a 
> guy with somebody else’s genitalia.
> Show me where the text implies Typhon engaged in sacred incest, and 
> I’ll be interested.
Don't ask me. I didn't suggest it. Ask the person who suggested it.


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