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Re: The Nam-shub of Enki (was Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament)
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:00:06 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> That language, or the utterance of certain sounds, is dangerous is an idea
> that resonates from the ancient past to the present day. The walls of the
> city of Jericho were felled using sound. Authors as recent as Frank Herbert
> have developed the idea that the uttering of a person's name can be a great
> weapon -- a word that kills. Of course, in magickal traditions the naming
> of certain powers gives one temporary control over those same forces.
> Utterance is equated with power.
An even more recent example of this would be the utterance of Voldemort's name
in the Harry Potter series.
Maggie C.
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