Re: [EVA] Angel Names and BAckground

[ilarior@libero.it]

And I think this way too...
Anno studied ebraic cabbalah not just for some names... There's 
something deeper, right inside the entire Eva story; this "under-story" 
is one of the things that makes me love Eva as I do! ;)
Byez!
Esa

> Sorry, but I think your point of view is a little restricted.
> Anno has studied the major ebrew's ancient books, not only to grab out
 some
> cool names and representations, I think.
> 
> - malebolgia
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven McGraw" <stmcgraw at mail.vt.edu>
> To: <evangelion at eva.onegeek.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [EVA] Angel Names and BAckground
> 
> 
> > Grain of salt time.
> >
> > It has of course been recently admitted by sources close to anno tha
t no
> > one on the staff was really thinking in religious terms when appropr
iating
> > kabbalistic and christian imagery for use in the series.  The kabbal
ah is
> > apparently just a useful symbol of a complex and mysterious plan, an
d
> > everyone of course likes images of crucifixion, which even show up i
n
> > sailor moon.
> >
> > As to the angel names, I suppose they used Hebrew because names like
> > "Azrael" and "Tiriel" just sound cool.
> >
> > "Oh my god!  It's the seventeenth angel."
> >
> > "No, you can't mean..."
> >
> > "Yes...Cupid." (DA DA DUM)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Peace out,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > --Ph33r my L33t 0rth0l0g1c4l sk1llz.--
> >
> >
> 
>