if there is no truth to the necronomicon, or no book at all, why is there so much argument about it?

Question

Am I right to believe that stories that last this length of time have truth to the tale? it started before that guy in the 16th century, im sure.
please debate.

Answer 1

The Necronomicon is fictional, thought up by H.P. Lovecraft. He was excellent in weaving stories about elder gods with enough pseudo-science to back it up. This brought about other writers who shared and contributed to his mythos, in turn, this mythology took on a life of its own, with some people actually believing it to be real.

This is where the current debate comes in with the Necronomicon with some people believing it to be real and others believing it to be fictional. Some people took advantage of this, using the name Necronomicon to publish petty magick and others, as well, to capitalize on the controversy with the ubiquitousness of the name.

Answer 2

You're basic assumptiom is wrong. The Necronomicon is a "book" written by a fictional character, Abdul Alhazrad, in the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. It never actually existed. But Lovecraft fans like to imagine it's contents (and argue over who has a more imaginative interpretation) as a hobby.

Answer 3

Ok, necronomicon or not, there are grimoires that exist (unfortunately, this is one of them). I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but even though Lovecraft referred to it, it did exist prior to his writing. To my knowledge they are safely locked away. The argument started years ago - people hate to believe that there is any magic in the world, let alone black magic. It is easier to denounce than to destroy (and no, I don't believe the necronomicons in existence were indestructible, I just believe that the people who have them were not interested in tainting the earth with these evil remains.)

Answer 4

Probably the same reason the Catholic church threw a fit over a book called the Da Vinci code or the muslims throwing a fit over the Salmon Rushdie book (the name escapes me at the moment). People are not happy until they are arguing over something.