Status Updates From A Short History of Myth

Not only is the author continuing to grasp at straws and draw conclusions with little evidence but she speaks in a lot of definites. Her discourse around mythos is mainly around Israel in the last half though I have noticed some Islamophobia with the way she talks about how Muslim culture has evolved from mythos as well as some quietly racist word choices. I was also surprised to see the word r*tard used in the essay

I was just starting to like this but now the author is speaking in definites about how the Gods of Paleolithic time have transformed in Neolithic time and is doing the academic thing of grasping at straws and specific interpretations for a desired conclusion. It's an interesting mindset to have towards the material but without knowing the absolute truth or having very good evidence all conclusions need to be cautious

I'll likely finish this tomorrow but I really like so far some of the perspective within it as someone who has read and studied myths at a relatively amateur level, though I also recognize archaeology and academic study has made leaps and bounds since 2005 and may not be wholly accurate and up to date as it once was

This is absolutely fascinating! Forgot how much I love ritual, religion, and myth both archaeologically and historically!

Interesting. Cant wait to read it again tomorrow