Talk:Sky father
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C'mon you people, whats wrong with this page?
- Well, mainly it has no context at all. It looks like you are talking about mythology, but which one? If its a general theory then examples need giving, etc. Morwen 14:50, 28 Oct 2003 (UTC)
This page is like a hairball. It should start with a clear statement of who "Sky Father" is supposed to be and where the concept exists. History section: Move out everything not in the history of the Sky Father ideology set it aside for later. Just treat the development of the idea quoting Engels, Frazer etc. Give it some 19th century context. Next section: Reaction. From whom. New information. Next section: what remains true about nomadic sky gods, in the area covered. For this Jane Ellen Harrison's Prolegomena to the Study of Greek religion would help. Statements like A sky father also relates to a solar deity, a god identified with the sun. don't help -- is the Sky Father "related to" the rain god and the storm god of the mountains? Next section: Neo-pagan. General modern blur of just everything. This is the onlyt6 section for which one doesn't need history etc.. Too difficult. Can't help...Wetman 22:22, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Where is Abrahamic mythology?
C'mon biased Westerners; if you're going to talk about sky gods and thunderbolts, then you'd better start citing the Bible and Koran as well, hadn't you. Either it's all religion or it's all mythology. 71.213.121.161 07:01, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- Hmm maybe that could work. I'm not sure exactly how you'd integrate it though. I won't be the one to do it though as I don't know most of the specifics involved in such an analysis, maybe somebody here does?
- P.S. I just noticed again that the Mother goddess article already has a section discussing the similarities of that concept, with various Christian traditions around Mary. (Mother goddess concepts in Christianity) So this may serve as a basis of how to include a similar section here. --Hibernian 04:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
