Mother Mary in Folk Tradition

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On the other hand, I know many Italian Catholic women (grandmothers of

friends, mostly) who go to church and spend all their time praying to

Mary. Let's not mention the Hispanics who light candles to an assortment

of Catholic saints, but call them by African Yoruba names from the

Orisha/ Santeria tradition.

 

The official rules of a religion are not always observed in folk

traditions. I always find it fascinating to go to the Hindu Temple in

Flushing -- the regular devotees are helpful and friendly, and often

their practices bear little relationbship to the "official" rules

preached by the Priests!

 

-- Len/ Kalipadma

 

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:57:30 EDT SophiasHeaven writes:

> >

> What you say below, is like saying Catholic Churches have a statue

> of Mary.

> She is the Queen of Heaven. But it is Father God who is worshipped.

> She is

> only there as a sideshow. Otherwise it would not say 45% worshp

> Vishnu it

> would say 45% and make a separate category for Shakti worshipers

>

> In a message dated 10/6/2004 1:31:44 PM Mountain Daylight Time,

> malyavan_tibet writes:

>

> > In india, ALL the shiva or vishnu temples which are consecrated

> > acording to the tantric science and built during the reign of

> Rajas

> > have a corresponding feminine diety. In some temples the diety are

> > inside the same wall, and in some places outside in some other

> location.

> >

> > And most of the festivals, when the temples are separate celebrate

> > taking one diety to the another or parading them together.

> >

> > Please enough of this ignorant statements.

> > >

> > >So what you're saying, is basically, even in India, land of

> > Goddesses, MOST

> > >people do not actually worship the Goddess, they worship the male

> > Gods. Vishnu

> > >and Shiva as male Gods account for 75% of worhipers -- 75%

> worship a

> > male

> > >God, which seems to indicate a preference even in India for the

> Male

> > Face of

> > >Dvinity. So maybe this explains why women are still struggling

> with

> > oppression in

> > >that culture.

> > >

> > >Blessings,

>

>

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Thanks Kalipadma,

I read all your replies and other posts and appreciated them all. Of

course you have made some good points.

 

Blessings of the Goddess,

Cathie

In a message dated 10/6/2004 9:02:19 PM Mountain Daylight Time,

kalipadma writes:

> On the other hand, I know many Italian Catholic women (grandmothers of

> friends, mostly) who go to church and spend all their time praying to

> Mary. Let's not mention the Hispanics who light candles to an assortment

> of Catholic saints, but call them by African Yoruba names from the

> Orisha/ Santeria tradition.

>

> The official rules of a religion are not always observed in folk

> traditions. I always find it fascinating to go to the Hindu Temple in

> Flushing -- the regular devotees are helpful and friendly, and often

> their practices bear little relationbship to the "official" rules

> preached by the Priests!

>

> -- Len/ Kalipadma

>

> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:57:30 EDT SophiasHeaven writes:

> >>

> >What you say below, is like saying Catholic Churches have a statue

> >of Mary.

> >She is the Queen of Heaven. But it is Father God who is worshipped.

> > She is

> >only there as a sideshow.