The Heresy Question

[Terrance]

David Morris wrote:
> 
> Main Entry: her·e·sy
> Pronunciation: 'her-&-sE
> Function: noun
> Inflected Form(s): plural -sies
> Etymology: Middle English heresie [...]


It's a bit of a pain in the ass to discuss these terms because P uses
them so often and to mean so many different things. For example, Robert
rejected the idea that I might post a Wiccan reading of Geli/Blicero &
Zone as Lands of Oz books and film on the grounds that religion means
fear of god and not personal beliefs and practices [...], but P uses the
word religion to mean both positive (religious paranoia) negative
(atheistic paranoia) and
(religious/metaphysical/physical/cosmological--New Physics
Doubt/Uncertainty/ALternative realities/Etc...) and besides Geli's and
Blicero's beliefs and practices are not wholly un-organized religions.
In fact, Blicero's religion is bureaucratized and is the most evil force
in this novel. "Bureaucratized" is a term Pynchon took from Weber.
Mendelson and others have detailed P's extensive use of Weber and
Eliade--sacred and profane. Does organized religion cop a bad rap in GR?
How about Anarchism?  How about those Anabaptists? How about Amy Sprue?
How about Father Rapier?