13,603
edits
State Arzalism: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "Category:2023 Award winning pages" to "{{Template:Award winning article}} Category:2023 Award winning pages"
mNo edit summary |
m (Text replacement - "Category:2023 Award winning pages" to "{{Template:Award winning article}} Category:2023 Award winning pages") |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{wip}} | {{wip}} | ||
[[File:Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg|200px|thumb|right|The ''Hotxan Nom-Q'aah'', the "sun in the heavens", is the most prominent symbol of State Arzalism.]] | [[File:Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg|200px|thumb|right|The ''Hotxan Nom-Q'aah'', the "sun in the heavens", is the most prominent symbol of State Arzalism.]] | ||
'''State Arzalism''' is the common term describing [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] belief that has been reformed in compliance with [[League-occupied Varshan|international reconstruction of Varshan]]. | '''State Arzalism''' is the common term describing [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] belief that has been reformed in compliance with [[League-occupied Varshan|international reconstruction of Varshan]]. The religion is an expression of Arzalism that purges the most promiennt beliefs of [[Orthodox Arzalism]], instead using a purportedly "restored, traditional" Arzalist worldview. | ||
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
====Rain God==== | ====Rain God==== | ||
====Race God==== | ====Race God==== | ||
The Race God is the deity most clearly identified with the Varshani people. The Body of Restored Faith says that it is one deity, and that the orthodox Arzalists had divided his various aspects into numerous false gods, including the [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Raid_God|Raid God]] most especially . Unlike the division of the Sun God, most State Arzalists believe the separation was organic and accidental rather than a deliberate act of blasphemy. | The Race God is the deity most clearly identified with the Varshani people. The Body of Restored Faith says that it is one deity, and that the orthodox Arzalists had divided his various aspects into numerous false gods, including the [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Raid_God|Raid God]] most especially. Unlike the division of the Sun God, most State Arzalists believe the separation was organic and accidental rather than a deliberate act of blasphemy. | ||
====Ancestors==== | ====Ancestors==== | ||
As in orthodox Arzalism, several preclassical Varshani kings (''wuz'') are afforded demigod status, although no ruling Zûrg is afforded the status of worshipped national ancestor. The ancestors are thought to be eternal servants of the Race God, both before, during, and after their lives, living with him in the afterlife. | As in orthodox Arzalism, several preclassical Varshani kings (''wuz'') are afforded demigod status, although no ruling Zûrg is afforded the status of worshipped national ancestor. The ancestors are thought to be eternal servants of the Race God, both before, during, and after their lives, living with him in the afterlife. | ||
| Line 39: | Line 40: | ||
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] | ||
[[Category: The Deluge]] | [[Category: The Deluge]] | ||
{{Template:Award winning article}} | |||
[[Category:2023 Award winning pages]] | [[Category:2023 Award winning pages]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||
[[Category: Arzalism]] | |||