Religions
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There are a number of religions practiced in the world. Most have been around for ages, but that are a few new ones. Religion name: place of origin: number of believers/members: gods/beliefs: practices: outlook: history: religions of the one god of order and creation philosophy of the fictitious/symbollic god philosophy of 'the way' atheists apathists agnostic mystics ~ desert shamanism nature worship Polythiestic Kuralen/Lokuoren mixed religion This religion is a mix of the greek-like dieties of kuralen and the norse/eastern dieties of lokuoren. People think that it used to be literally believed, though it is now mostly tradition and myths. It mentions that there is an existance after death, but it is not limited to believers. 'Monothiestic' Sheyon religion This religion was originally based on the stories of the rule of a sometimes benevolent, sometimes harsh mage of great power, but who as time went by became distorted into the worship of a god named after the mage. It is intolerant of heretics, but it doesn't seek to convert the unbeliever. 'Monothiestic' Tyradan religion g(Sheyden)s(Jahsion Emenus) The man whose name is used for the 'messiah' of this religion actually was a good man, but he didn't believe in the god sheyden, and did not think of himself as 'divine'. The actual founder of this deviation of the sheyon religion was a priest and a con-man who wanted to gain power for himself. The basic belief of this religion is that mankind is corrupt and needs saving through the savior, and that failure to do so results in hell fire, success in eternal joy. It is obsessed with gaining power and influence to rule all nations. It tries very hard to convert others and bring them into its membership. Northern Rohvan 'shamanistic spirituality' This 'religion' is a loosely held set of stories and rituals which is used and recognized by its members as a figurative(ie fiction) mythology used for insight, the benefit of its members, and plain fondness for the stories. Tesandarian Astrology ~ not believed in, but believed as a necessary tool to provide conviction of belief and determination to uncertain rulers. It is presented by its practitioners as if they actually believed that it was true, which some but not all do. |
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