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Although the history of Arzalism is difficult to trace, it is generally accepted that Arzalism has been the religion of the Varshani people since time immemorial, though it has undergone major changes through the millennia. The advent of the main tenets of [[Orthodox Arzalism]] - primacy of the Death God and human sacrifice - occurred in [[1408]]. Efforts by the Varshani state to extinguish other Arzal religious practices failed, although these groups quickly lost cohesion and went underground. | Although the history of Arzalism is difficult to trace, it is generally accepted that Arzalism has been the religion of the Varshani people since time immemorial, though it has undergone major changes through the millennia. The advent of the main tenets of [[Orthodox Arzalism]] - primacy of the Death God and human sacrifice - occurred in [[1408]]. Efforts by the Varshani state to extinguish other Arzal religious practices failed, although these groups quickly lost cohesion and went underground. | ||
Arzalism is in a place of transition since the [[Fall of Anzo]]. The functional dissolution of [[Orthodox Arzalism]] has created a major religious vacuum in Varshan. While most Varshani people, as of [[2030]], remain Arzalist in some form, the religion is facing both external and internal pressures. Externally, Occidental occupying powers have an interest in protecting (and expanding, in the case of [[Urcea]]) the role of [[Christianity in Varshan]]. Internally, several competing reform movements have attempted to ensure the faith's long-term survival, most prominently [[State Arzalism]]. | |||
==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
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Most Arzali deities do not have proper names, reflecting a general lack of distinction between the deities and the phenomena they govern, as well as the highly {{wp|polysemy|polysemic}} nature of the Varshani language. For example, Arzali religious texts and incantations refer to the Sun God simply as "the Sun" (''Aq'') and the Death God simply as "Death" (''Nizčo''). | Most Arzali deities do not have proper names, reflecting a general lack of distinction between the deities and the phenomena they govern, as well as the highly {{wp|polysemy|polysemic}} nature of the Varshani language. For example, Arzali religious texts and incantations refer to the Sun God simply as "the Sun" (''Aq'') and the Death God simply as "Death" (''Nizčo''). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Pre-state belief system=== | |||
===Proto-orthodoxy=== | |||
===Žuqulid Orthodoxy=== | |||
===Post-Deluge Developments=== | ===Post-Deluge Developments=== | ||
The destruction of the Arzalist Varshani state and the capture of the Zurg was a cataclysmic event for Orthodox Arzalism and opened a chaotic and still-unsettled chapter in the history of the religion. In addition to the prohibition and suppression of many of its core practices and institutions by the League of Nations occupation, the loss of state compulsion, and competitive pressure from Christian evangelism and secular nationalism, Arzalism now faces a moment of theological turmoil. | The destruction of the Arzalist Varshani state and the capture of the Zurg was a cataclysmic event for Orthodox Arzalism and opened a chaotic and still-unsettled chapter in the history of the religion. In addition to the prohibition and suppression of many of its core practices and institutions by the League of Nations occupation, the loss of state compulsion, and competitive pressure from Christian evangelism and secular nationalism, Arzalism now faces a moment of theological turmoil. | ||
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If Arzalism and its adherents are broadly defined, Arzalism likely has the third largest religious following in the world, behind only Christianity and Islam. However, unlike these {{wp|world religions}}, the prevalence of Arzalism is virtually exclusive to a single region, central North Crona, and heavily concentrated in a single country within that region. | If Arzalism and its adherents are broadly defined, Arzalism likely has the third largest religious following in the world, behind only Christianity and Islam. However, unlike these {{wp|world religions}}, the prevalence of Arzalism is virtually exclusive to a single region, central North Crona, and heavily concentrated in a single country within that region. | ||
Comprehensively describing and measuring adherence to the various facets of Arzali belief and practice in Varshan was not possible before the [[Final War of the Deluge|demise of the Zurgite | Comprehensively describing and measuring adherence to the various facets of Arzali belief and practice in Varshan was not possible before the [[Final War of the Deluge|demise]] of the [[Zurgite Varshan]]i state, and remains a challenging task in the social and religious disruption following therefrom. Because all other religions were banned for millennia and no non-Arzali religious institutions functioned on the territory of Varshan, the state did not collect statistics on religious identity. Varshan's largely {{wp|closed society}}, state repression, and very limited penetration of telecommunications technology into the general population constrained the reach of open-source monitoring and prevented covert surveys from reaching a representative sample. Instead, scholars relied on analysis of (often unreliable or incomplete) early modern sources, accounts from refugees and expatriates, and studies of Arzalist minority communities outside Varshan. | ||
===Pre-Deluge Prevalance Outside Varshan=== | ===Pre-Deluge Prevalance Outside Varshan=== | ||
18% in [[Quetzenkel]]; [other Cronan countries] | 18% in [[Quetzenkel]]; [other Cronan countries] | ||
In 2022, [[The Cape | In 2022, [[The Cape]] enacted legislation outlawing Arzalism. | ||
[[Category: Religion in Crona]] | [[Category: Religion in Crona]] | ||
[[Category: Varshan]] | [[Category: Varshan]] | ||
[[Category: IXWB]] | [[Category: IXWB]] | ||
[[Category: Arzalism]] | |||
[[Category:Religion]] | |||