A story...

What does this story have to do with Superman?

Capt. Vancouver was very anxious to Christianize these people [the Hawaiians], but that can never be done until they are more civilized. The King Amma-amma-hah [Kamehameha] told Capt. Vancouver that he would go with him to the high mountain Mona Roah [Mauna Loa] and they would both jupm off together, each calling on their separate gods for protection, and if Capt, Vancouver's god saved him, but himself was not saved by his god, then his people should believe as Capt. Vancouver did. (as told by Townsend 1888, pg. 74; qtd. in Sahlins, Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities, 9)

Only time will tell.

A place for thoughts

Ok, so I'm writing a book about Superman, and I need a place I can store all sorts of links. That's what this blog is about.

I'll start with this movie that acts out a joke. I've been studying this joke for some time now, mostly because of its parallels to the story of Christ's temptation by Satan on top of the temple of Jerusalem. When I started, I saw these two stories as close. Not so much anymore.