Posted by Steve Price on February 01, 1999 at 15:08:20:
In Reply to: Re: Human Images on Turkmen Textiles posted by Yon Bard on February 01, 1999 at 13:41:25:
Dear Yon,
I'm sure you're right in saying that we overstate the seriousness with which religious strictures are taken by people of cultures other than our own. Being of the Judeo-Christian tradition, I'd probably be amused if I heard people from some other culture say that various (relatively commonplace) activities don't occur in my society because they are forbidden by our religion. In fact, one might make a case for the notion that there are no religious restrictions on any activity that people don't do often enough for it to be noticed. There's no commandment against eating rocks!
Steve Price