On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Margaret Kosco wrote:

> There was an article in "The Sun" a literary magazine, about two
> months ago talking about the rise of the world's major modern
> religions corresponding to the rise of agriculture.  the main gist
> was that before agriculture, people's religion was pantheistic--we
> were "at one" with all of the creation and all animals and plants,
> wind, water, sun, etc. had spiritual entities that we were in
> intimate existance with. Human spirituality was based on being a
> creature that "belonged" on the earth and was "taken care of"by the
> earth. We didn't need to be "saved" from anything.

I didn't read this article, but I have to imagine that it made
some mention of the works of Daniel Quinn: _Ishmael_, _The Story
of B_, and currently _My Ishmael_.  Since these books have done
very well, one might also suppose that the Neanderthin way of
eating would appeal to people who appreciate this neo-pagan and
anti-Christian (as Quinn sees it) form of spirituality.

Todd Moody
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