Or the fox being sneaky was a pretty universal symbolism, and both the Danish and Japanese saw the Christians as sneaky, manipulative people.
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They weren't? ๐คท๐ฝ
I think the poster forgot to finish their sentence with 'that they were'
Do you think the left figure depicts a christian monk? I find it hard to tell and no dates are provided.
There was however a christian monk named Saint Christopher who was sometimes depicted with the head of a dog. There were also many stories going back through history of peoples generally referred to now as the "cynocephali" who were reported as far back as ancient greece, as a race of people who had the features of dogs and walked upright and wore human clothing and lived in cities.
I have my doubts... to say the least, but I think it's fascinating that we have this weird, ongoing obsession as a species with our mammalian cousins, particularly canines that walk upright. Likely this goes back ten thousand years or more to when people were starting to settle down and do agriculture, we had to deal with a LOT more wolves and we had very complex relationships with wolf packs or wolf families who we shared space with. While likely most of them we killed before they could kill us, I imagine over such vast, vast stretches of history that there were probably more than a few collaborative relationships.
Considering how gossip and stories tend to be passed down, my bet is that someone once saw a bunch of people that wore wolf skins over their heads (think roman velites) and, from mouth to mouth exaggeration, it became "walking, talking dogs/wolves"
The Japanese one is not depicting a Christian monk, and the Danish one is depicting a Catholic monk, but it was made by Lutherans as part of the anti-Catholic movement of the Reformation.
Brother Peter has eaten another coop of chickens. Should we investigate?
No, let's just move him to a different monastery.
...in Japan.
Furries are getting less religious these days.
Put the GOD back in the ANIMALS.
And I am absolutely talking about Zeus.
i think zeus is a crab by now
I thought Zeus was a god dressed up as an animal in other gods, animals and humans.
Who says they're disguised? Foxes can't be devout?
*also, a lone robe is hardly a disguise. They're very obviously foxes, so it's not like they're trying to hide. They just want to be part of the community and everyone's assuming the worst.
They're very obviously foxes, so it's not like they're trying to hide
Ignoring the most likely scenario: that they're just not GOOD at pretending to be human, what with the nonhaving of thumbs, lack of experience etc..
The only reasonable explanation is that the monks have a secret time machine just to attend Powerwolf concerts.
Thanks for reminding me this band exists.
Fey
Didn't the right one train the ninja turtles?
Fookin' furries.
Fox Monks -- Fonks.
Moxes.
Moxy fonks.
Vixen monks = vonks? Vinks? Mixen?
What about foxy vixen? Fixen?
...
What do you mean all vixen are foxy?
does that imply that there are stoat monks which are called Stonks?
Gamefonks?
They are everywhere. They just apply more advanced makeup.
Ever wonder why there are so many orange televangelists and politicians these days?
I see it as wolves in sheep's clothing
The one on the right is a Catholic apparently
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elfenbensfigur,_r%C3%A6v_i_munkekutte_F978.jpg
dude that's just master splinter
There are Asian Catholics
Yeah I'm crazy... crazy like a monk!
Master Splinter was... Dutch? ๐ค
Dutch? You mean Danish?
Dutch living in Denmark. He was a fox, he could pull it off.
He was a fruit pastry?!
Of course not. He was Japanese.