Fantasia

[petmoosie]

This is actually a pretty advanced movie.

It's got a whole section in the Greek mythos with Dionysius dancing with female satyrs. Then Zeus starts throwing around lightning bolts in a big storm.

There is a section of a winged demon raising up ghosts from the cemetaries and fire-beings. Then the demon is chased into submission by the sound of church bells.

Emily has decided that the section with the demon is hell and the part with the flying horses is heaven.  Sounds good to me.

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The power of bells

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Then the demon is chased into submission by the sound of church bells.

That meme always seemed weird to me, even when I believed. What are the limitations? Would it work if you used bells that sound like church bells, but are actually in a town hall? What if they're bells that have been put in an unfinished church, which hasn't been consecrated yet? What if the church has been deconsecrated? What if the demon hears a handbell choir that's performing in a church? If that doesn't work, why not? Would it work if you installed a handbell as the church bell?

Oh, and does the bellringer's religious status make a difference? Would a bell rung by an evil puppy-kicker work? (This is similar to the question of whether sacraments are valid if administered by a sinful priest.)

I expect it's all just a superstition, rather than actual doctrine. A thousand years ago, people living near the church were comforted to think that hearing the bells protected them from demons.