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   Message 308 of 1,939   
   SteveT to Dan Norder   
   Re: Joseph Campbell   
   21 Sep 04 09:58:06   
   
   From: StephenTee1024@yahoo.com   
      
   On 20 Sep 2004 15:38:46 GMT, dannorder@aol.com (Dan Norder) wrote:   
      
   >Frazer's conclusions are highly speculative, outdated and unsupported by newer   
   >evidence. That would mean it's not all that essential in my mind, and, in   
   fact,   
   >I worry when people do read it that they may be getting a lot of bad ideas put   
   >into their heads.   
      
   It so happens that I agree with you. But Frazer is a classic because   
   he wrote for the general public. What we want is a postmodernist who   
   can write in plain english.   
      
   Steve   
      
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