rathjer weird query

Crann na Beatha

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krd

Aquila wrote: »

Was thinking with any of the demonic reportings etc seem to be of a judeo-christian theme why dont u hear of ancient sumerian/roman gods or loci etc involved with such

No, you find them in every culture and far away from judeo-christian religions. Africa, Asian, South America.

Aquila

Aquila wrote: »

Was thinking with any of the demonic reportings etc seem to be of a judeo-christian theme why dont u hear of ancient sumerian/roman gods or loci etc involved with such

Nobody really knows about them so you wont hear from them Great point though , if it was a point you were making.

ratticus

We live in a christian society so observers will put their own cultural slant on what they see. An Japanese and Ireland observer could see the same thing and interpret it very differently. The Japanese observer may swear it was an ancestral dragon spirit and the Irishman would swear it was a devil.

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lisatiffany

Aquila wrote: »

Interesting..
So our perception of our environment,i.e what we see can be influenced by what culture we are from?

I'd actually have to agree with certain points of that. when it comes to demonology and world folklore you see a lot of familiarities with certain supernatural entities or beings. in asia they view the spirit world a lot more openly and its something they have never been taught or told to withhold from belief. in the western world once you reach a certain age you are taught to suspend your belief in the invisible world so a lot of children lose their natural psychic or clairvoyant skills, some get awakened years into adulthood but society in general prefer to view it all as old wives tales. ireland has a rich history of folklore and a lot of that goes back hundreds of years, the fairies for example are something a lot of people take seriously enough not to tamper with certain trees or earth formations. irish people have a belief that it could be very real from hearing stories told by family or friends, the same for the banshee. asia too has fairies but the lore is actually more domestically set, the japanese have a tremendous respect for the spirit world but a lot of the stories are tailored to suit japanese culture and enviroment.

If you look at any culture you will find familiar folklore figures and entities that though named differently tend to match what we already know. i see it happening a lot when studying demonology, many are boogeyman type figures which are aimed at frightening children but a lot of countries have very similar ghost stories and tales of demons. there is the christian concept of a demon but its really something tailored for their own belief system and that's pretty much how the paranormal is viewed worldwide, its no less real to them it just changes and adapts to fit different geography and circumstances.