Inara was just practicing her religion ...
POSTED BY: Zoot
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Considering that much of the decor in Inara's shuttle was East Indian/Hindu in nature, plus the references to her old home as a temple, I'd say her calling probably derives from the tantric disciplines, perhaps by way of the Kama Sutra. And yes, she probably can be considered a non-celibate nun; it's not a contradiction, except to western traditions based on hatred/fear of sexuality (especially female sexuality.)
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Nandy did mention Inara was on the path to be the Preistess of House Madrassa, btw. Rather a telling support of the whole religious connection.
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I can't begin to tell you how many temples in world history have been packed with priestesses whose primary form of worship was having sex with paying customers. The early Roman Cathollic church even sponsored a few brothels so good Christian men wouldn't need the services of heathens. (The whole thing was justified by the theory that without prostitutes, otherwise moral men would rape women in the street.)
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I think we all agree that there is a religious element - just really wondering whether Joss et al called it House Madrassa as a reference to that ro whether the name just sounded good and the meaning is coincidental ...
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According to the translation sites I've read, Inara invokes the Buddha when she sees Mal passed out (possibly dead) in "Our Mrs. Reynolds."
I like to think of Inara representing Eastern Religion while the Shepherd represents Western Religion. But I'm weird that way . . .
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Originally posted by Zoot:
I think Atherton Wing makes it clearest when, when provoked, he says:
“Money changed hands. Makes her mine tonight. And no matter how you dress her up, she's still...“
and you just know there’s only one way to finish that sentence!!
"...No matter how you dress her up, she's still a far better person than me?"
Or that's what that worthless piece of go seh should have said.
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I rewatched "Heart of Gold" last night and thought it was strange that Inara was willing to call the brothel girls "whores". I couldn't see why she would think them so different to herself, just because she was registered and they weren't. If there is a religious element to the role of Companion that might explain it.
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Surely Shakespere would have known the ancient greek orgasmos???
depends on who you read...
I thought Shakespeare was not actually that educated (so he may not have known Greek),
although he almost certainly knew French...
but it is an infinitely debatable point
Shakespeare's Latin that he uses in some of his plays (the only one I can think of is Love's Labour's Lost) isn't the most grammatically correct latin so I'd suspect if he knew any Greek it would only be a working sense of the language, and nothing very in depth.
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Quote:Well, Shakespeare was certainly a hack (I say while still considering myself one of his great fans --no one says a hack can't also be an artist), but he certainly seemed to have a firm grasp of art, and likely history (even considering his "creative revisions" in the history plays). Both of which carry strong Greek influences.
Originally posted by embers:
I thought Shakespeare was not actually that educated (so he may not have known Greek),
Plus, he once described himself as having "small Latin, less Greek," which would probably be more telling if I knew exactly what was a "normal" middle-class education back then.
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Originally posted by Corncobb:
I rewatched "Heart of Gold" last night and thought it was strange that Inara was willing to call the brothel girls "whores". I couldn't see why she would think them so different to herself, just because she was registered and they weren't. If there is a religious element to the role of Companion that might explain it.
"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."
I always thought it was completely understandable that Inara needed to distance herself from the unregistered "whores" - we all need someone to be better than ...
I think Inara likes to think of her job as a veritable "profession” in which case the whores at the HOG would be “manual labourers” (snarf!) …I reckon Inara gets over any lingering shame by seeing herself as an artist who is very skilled in her chosen vocation – I can totally see why, religious element or no, she would think that the unregistered whores lacked artistry, weren’t in any way disciplined and could not be compared to her calling – see I just called it a “calling” (and a "vocation") – any more religious references, anyone?
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