Halos date back to throughout the Greek heroic tales; they is not distinctly Christian, though it might have been old or modified Christian art in the New Sun.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Marc Aramini <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcaramini@yahoo.com">marcaramini@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im"><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 10/14/11, Antonin Scriabin <i><<a href="mailto:kierkegaurdian@gmail.com" target="_blank">kierkegaurdian@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
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<div>So he is not so much a type of Christ, but a "type" of Redeemer / Savior. One might as well say that Severian is a type of Krishna, or Zoroaster, or any of the other historical figures that fit into the heroic savior archetype. </div>
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</div><div>yet the names, the theological discussions, the pictures with halos and all out of the old books, are based off a very particular religion and intimately associated with the conciliator. It doesn't seeem very hindu.</div>
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