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Date Posted: 09:59:49 09/20/02 Fri
Author: Indri
Subject: Anti-Zeppo Dawn and nonChristian vampires
In reply to: DeepaD 's message, "time for you to start writing, Indri! ;)" on 06:44:58 09/20/02 Fri

>i'd also like an anti-zeppo dawn one, as it were - she
>came from somewhere, didn't she? so what if she went
>back? and what if everyone lost their fake memories?

Technical challenge, that---rewriting "Blood Ties" or "Wrecked" so that Dawn's not in it. Weirdly, it might be easier to rewrite "The Gift".

>and finally, i wouldnt mind a fic that encompasses a
>philosophical veiwpoint besides that of this christian
>moral ethos - vampires with a hindu or buddhist
>orientation for instance...

How do you think they would differ? Apart from the crosses and holy water stuff, what do you consider to be specifically Christian about the series? I'd love to know.

And, yeah, I was out of circulation for a while. I was trying to finish a new fanfic---any new fanfic---I've started at least four. My muse of fiction seems to have deserted me. Possibly he's buggered off to [spoiler beginning with A].

Cheers,
Indri

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[> [> [> Re: nonChristian vampires -- DeepaD, 20:44:54 09/20/02 Fri

There is a LOT of stuff in the series that is more Christian than you'd think, if fact, the whole ethos of good vs. evil is a lot more semitic (and occidental)than you'd imagine. SO is the philosophy of heaven and hell. As well as souls and soullessness.
I can go into this in far greater detail, since it's something that has irritated me a little, although I guess a show made in america for (primarily) americans has no moral obligation to feature other world views...
if you're interested, let me know, and i'll try to reply in greater length this evening.

Deepa D.

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[> [> [> [> Re: nonChristian vampires -- Indri, 23:09:54 09/20/02 Fri

>if you're interested, let me know, and i'll try to
>reply in greater length this evening.

I'm definitely interested. I can guess some stuff, but being entirely occidental I'm going to miss a lot. There's some discussion on this at All Things Philosophical, but I'm keen to know more.

So, if you have time---please write.

Indri

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