tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post8768583881146006478..comments2024-03-27T20:47:44.536-06:00Comments on Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn: Come Up and See My EtchingsMark Milliornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-54531344855256927942018-04-21T16:23:58.907-06:002018-04-21T16:23:58.907-06:00Given the monumentally bloody history of the Aztec...Given the monumentally bloody history of the Aztecs in Mexico, it's hardly surprising the skeletal themes in both the church and Mexican culture. When there is so much death in your face all your life, you have to find a way to either embrace the horror or it overwhelms you. The Roman church has a long history dating back to the second century AD of absorbing the culture they enter and making it their own (i.e. Easter, Christmas, Lent, Halloween, and even the Day of the Dead and the Platonic idea of the duality of soul and body none of which is found in Scripture). Posada, like any good artist and satirist, borrowed what his audience knew and put a poofy hat on it. Brilliant! It's nice that he was an equal opportunity offender, lampooning all of them with impartiality. Tom Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700342512275624543noreply@blogger.com