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   Message 339 of 1,939   
   tonsi to All   
   Syncretism/Appropriation in Religion/Sym   
   02 Oct 04 01:01:17   
   
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   From: yronwode.com@nagasiva   
      
   Jedi wanderer:   
   #> You know those Saint Martin Caballero horseshoe plaques meant to draw in   
   #> money one sees all the time? One of my local botanicas has something   
   #> that at first glance looks very similar, except there's a multi-armed   
   #> Hindu deity in the middle instead. [...]   
      
   sri catyananda :   
   # I have a nice "Jewish" one with a green Star of David in the   
   # center of the horseshoe. Cultural appropriation is not confined   
   # to the Oligarchic Classes. :-) ...   
      
   quite so! I put a Star of David on a golden Egyptian calf,   
   and I've enjoyed it ever since in my Mythology/Religion   
   section.   
      
   fig931   
      
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