(This is the continuation and conclusion of last week's post.) What do we know about talking skulls? First, that it's a motif found in traditions from many different parts of the world. Naturally. We all want to know what happens beyond the grave, don't we? And what better source of that … [Read more...]
Jesus and the Speaking Skull (Part 2)
(This is a continuation of my post last week, about the Muslim story of "the prophet Jesus and the skull.") "I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all." --T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Eliot got the story a little bit wrong. More … [Read more...]
