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[[File:Mosaik 8483.jpg|thumb|200px|The four-pointed star, a recurring motif in early Cosco-Adratic art, has come to serve as the symbol of Coscivian civilisation.]] | [[File:Mosaik 8483.jpg|thumb|200px|The four-pointed star, a recurring motif in early Cosco-Adratic art, has come to serve as the symbol of Coscivian civilisation.]] | ||
'''Coscivian civilisation''' is the heritage of values, norms, customs, ideas, social and political movements, and artifacts associated with the | '''Coscivian civilisation''' is the heritage of values, norms, customs, ideas, social and political movements, and artifacts associated with the. Coscivian civilisation spread beyond its home continent during the 9th and 10th centuries ''anno Domini'' to encompass new lands and peoples through migration, colonisation, cultural exchange, and assimilation, and today forms the dominant cultural paradigm in several nation-states, including [[Kiravia]] and [[Livensóla]], as well as the way of life of Coscivian minority and immigrant populations in many parts of the world, particularly [[Umcara]], where Coscivians comprise some 40% of the population. | ||
Coscivian civilisation and a common Coscivian identity were consolidated under | Coscivian civilisation and a common Coscivian identity were consolidated under a series of Coscivian Empires that united the various peoples of Great Kirav, who despite sharing certain ancestral, linguistic, and cultural affinities did not previously have any common consciousness, into a single overarching cultural and political system. This civilisation continued its independent social and technological development over the subsequent centuries, and remains a distinct, if comparatively minor, cultural sphere in the world today. | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
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|region6 = [[File:Flag of Cartadania.svg|25px]] [[Cartadania]] | |region6 = [[File:Flag of Cartadania.svg|25px]] [[Cartadania]] | ||
|pop6 = 21,174,000 | |pop6 = 21,174,000 | ||
|region7 = [[File:Flag of Nizari Ismaili state (1090-1162).svg|25px]] [[Rumelistan]] | |region7 = {{flag|Tierrador}} | ||
| | |pop7 = 18,685,072 | ||
| | |region8 = [[File:Flag of Nizari Ismaili state (1090-1162).svg|25px]] [[Rumelistan]] | ||
| | |pop8 = 11,291,540 | ||
|region9 = [[File:Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg|25px]] Cærulean Archipelago | |||
|pop9 = 619,000 | |||
|langs = Cosco-Adratic languages<br>Elutic languages<br>Intheric languages | |langs = Cosco-Adratic languages<br>Elutic languages<br>Intheric languages | ||
|rels = '''Monotheism'''<br>{{wp|Christianity}}, Coscivian religions, Islam, Deism | |rels = '''Monotheism'''<br>{{wp|Christianity}}, Coscivian religions, Islam, Deism | ||
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The largest individual Coscivian ethnic groups/ethnic supergroups are the [[Kir people]], [[Cape Coscivians]] (taken collectively), [[Antaric Coscivians]], [[Ĥeiran Coscivians|Ensciryan Coscivians]], [[ | The largest individual Coscivian ethnic groups/ethnic supergroups are the [[Kir people]], [[Cape Coscivians]] (taken collectively), [[Antaric Coscivians]], [[Ĥeiran Coscivians|Ensciryan Coscivians]], [[Eshavian Coscivians]], Paisonic Coscivians, and [[Æonaran Coscivians]]. | ||
==Major Themes== | ==Major Themes== | ||
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It has been noted that the particular funerary cultures of Coscivian subgroups are strongly influenced by their ancient religious heritage, even among groups that have embraced Christianity or Islam with minimal syncretism. Communities of Iduan or Komarist heritage tend to favour cremation. Communities of Rurican heritage prefer to keep remains close at hand. Getting kicked out of Starbucks again, shit. | It has been noted that the particular funerary cultures of Coscivian subgroups are strongly influenced by their ancient religious heritage, even among groups that have embraced Christianity or Islam with minimal syncretism. Communities of Iduan or Komarist heritage tend to favour cremation. Communities of Rurican heritage prefer to keep remains close at hand. Getting kicked out of Starbucks again, shit. | ||
===Nocturnal Rituals=== | |||
===Fugue States=== | |||
==Languages and Literatures== | |||
==Contact with Other Civilisations== | ==Contact with Other Civilisations== | ||
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[Earlier Levantine Contact] | [Earlier Levantine Contact] | ||
[First Christianisation] | [First Christianisation] | ||
During the 8th century ''anno Domini'', missionaries, traders, and migrants from | During the 8th century ''anno Domini'', missionaries, traders, and migrants from Celtic Levantia introduced Christianity to the [[Ĥeiran Coscivians]]. | ||
[Third Christianisation] | [Third Christianisation] | ||