Talk:Aleister Crowley
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I know that Crowley's Tao Teh Ching, etc. are called "new translations", but it is well known that Crowley could not read Chinese, that his "translations" were actually adaptations based on the then-existing English translations, which Crowley adapted according to his own poetic style and "initiated knowledge". See Robinson, D. (2017). Exorcising Translation: Towards an Intercivilizational Turn. India: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 128, where is it mentioned that Timothy Leary used the same approach. This can also be confirmed is some of his biographies. Skyerise (talk) 10:41, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- What is your source on it being "well known" that Crowley could not read Chinese? Praiawart (talk) 15:32, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
- Uh, the source I mentioned just above, on p. 128, which I linked. There are also others. It's well known by his biographers, most of whom mention it if they discuss his "translations" of Chinese works, and therefore well known by those who have bothered to read his biographies. If you think he could read Chinese, what's your source? Skyerise (talk) 13:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
Not generally considered 'paganism' by religious scholars
Thelema is not normally classified as 'paganism' by religious scholars, because it is a revelatory new religious movement. The article on Thelema itself is not categorized as such. Therefore I have removed the added category. Skyerise (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)