Posted by PS on September 28, 2003 at 20:48:35:
In Reply to: Psittaci Cult posted by quequel on September 28, 2003 at 16:04:05:
: : : PARROT IS
: : my totem, my clan, my exalted departed ancestor, my mana, my orenda, my god
: : and all the unitiated will now rip their clothes and throw dust on their heads
:
: Okay, will someone explain to me why I'm ripping my clothes while my church has become the cult of the parrot?
It's from the religious studies course, the section on Durkeim's totem principle. I was using a parrot as the hypothetic totem in my explanations. It's all I can draw well. We really don't worship the parrot. ;-)