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When Karen Armstrong's book *The Battle For God* came out did any of you read 
any of the early chapters? I was wondering what you all thought of her thesis 
which divides the ancient mind between logos and mythos. I found her argument 
unsubstantiated by any ancient evidence. For instance, where would magic, 
omens, sudden deaths, or earthquakes fall?  To suggest that the ancients went 
around shifting gears from logos-thinking to mythos-thinking was hard for me 
to swallow. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Tim  

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">When Karen Armstrong's book *The Battle For God* came out did any of you read any of the early chapters? I was wondering what you all thought of her thesis which divides the ancient mind between logos and mythos. I found her argument unsubstantiated by any ancient evidence. For instance, where would magic, omens, sudden deaths, or earthquakes fall?&nbsp; To suggest that the ancients went around shifting gears from logos-thinking to mythos-thinking was hard for me to swallow. Any thoughts?<BR><BR>
Thanks,<BR>
Tim&nbsp; </FONT></HTML>

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