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Nahibe's reforms were traditionally understood to have been a single, comprehensive era of spiritual enlightenment that fundamentally changed the North Songun religion. This view was first articulated in around the 4th century AD and became acknowledged fact. However, recent scholarship suggests that Nahibe's reforms were actually the innovations of several different Prophets over the course of the existence of that institution, and critically, also included some views across the North Songun world that were emergent at the time of the birth of Nahibe. Regardless of the source of the material, the "Nahibian era", beginning with his ascension to the kingship of Maktalin in 129 BC and ending with the death of the last Prophet in [[104]] AD, represented a genuine religious revolution in [[Crona]] that created an organized religion out of a varied faith tradition. | Nahibe's reforms were traditionally understood to have been a single, comprehensive era of spiritual enlightenment that fundamentally changed the North Songun religion. This view was first articulated in around the 4th century AD and became acknowledged fact. However, recent scholarship suggests that Nahibe's reforms were actually the innovations of several different Prophets over the course of the existence of that institution, and critically, also included some views across the North Songun world that were emergent at the time of the birth of Nahibe. Regardless of the source of the material, the "Nahibian era", beginning with his ascension to the kingship of Maktalin in 129 BC and ending with the death of the last Prophet in [[104]] AD, represented a genuine religious revolution in [[Crona]] that created an organized religion out of a varied faith tradition. | ||
Nahibianism was the predominant religion in central Crona from a few years after the death of Nahibe until the destruction of the North Songun civilization. In its place, various regional strains of [[Arzalism]] became predominant with the geopolitical ascendancy of [[Varshan]]. Many holdouts were captured during [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] and died in slavery in Varshan, with their children educated in the [[Orthodox Arzalism|Orthodox Arzalist]] worldview. Scholars believe that a Nahibianist plurality likely existed in the North Songun area until the late 17th century, having been replaced by more popular folk religions, Arzalism, and newly arriving Christianity. The issue of whether or not Nahibianism ever fully became extinct is extremely contentious, as the religion became popular as an expression of national cultural identity in [[Kelekona]] and [[ | Nahibianism was the predominant religion in central Crona from a few years after the death of Nahibe until the destruction of the North Songun civilization. In its place, various regional strains of [[Arzalism]] became predominant with the geopolitical ascendancy of [[Varshan]]. Many holdouts were captured during [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] and died in slavery in Varshan, with their children educated in the [[Orthodox Arzalism|Orthodox Arzalist]] worldview. Scholars believe that a Nahibianist plurality likely existed in the North Songun area until the late 17th century, having been replaced by more popular folk religions, Arzalism, and newly arriving Christianity. The issue of whether or not Nahibianism ever fully became extinct is extremely contentious, as the religion became popular as an expression of national cultural identity in [[Kelekona]] and [[Titechaxha]] in the late 19th century. Adherents in those countries state they are continuing the milennia-old religious tradition, while a small majority of Occidental scholars argue they are part of a Romantic religious revival. | ||
===Pre-Nahibian=== | ===Pre-Nahibian=== | ||
Pre-Nahibian religion in the North Songun civilization coalesced as a shared set of basic beliefs emerging along trade routes in the 8th century BC, though significant regional variation existed everywhere. The most common form of the Pre-Nahibian Pantheon recognized a core set of eight gods, though this figure could increase with local deities depending on location. These were: '''Chamaix''', the god of land and the creator god; '''Chiramurcane''', the god of the sea and the underworld; '''Maxikulana''', wife of Chamaix (sister of Ixpuyarcana) and goddess of plants, agriculture, growing, and generally all things "green" on the earth; '''Ixpuyarcana''', wife of Chiramurcane (sister of Maxikulana) and goddess of aquatic animals generally, including fish as well as amphibians; '''Chiquetxoana''', goddess of death, deserts, and rot (but not of the underworld) and sister of the "two wives"; '''Kinichzo''', god of war and son of Chamaix and Chiquetxoana; '''Hunautab''', god of the night, the moon, generally ascribed to be god of mischeif, trickery, and thievery, and; '''Chivohuano''', god of fire and light. Hunautab and Chivohuano are usually considered the "sky twins" and were viewed as the sons of Chamaix with Maxikulana. The mythology of the pre-Nahibian pantheon typically involved various familial relations and rivalries between the gods, and these relations were used to explain important world events. For example, Chiquetxoana fooling Chamaix and laying with him to create Kinichzo was used to explain the end of "primordial peace" among early created humankind. The gods were generally thought to all be emanations or children of Chamaix in some way. Besides the regional deities, archaeology also suggests as many as four additional gods could have been widespread in early central Crona, but scholars also believe it is possible shared depictions and aspects among otherwise unrelated regional gods may explain this phenomena. | Pre-Nahibian religion in the North Songun civilization coalesced as a shared set of basic beliefs emerging along trade routes in the 8th century BC, though significant regional variation existed everywhere. The most common form of the Pre-Nahibian Pantheon recognized a core set of eight gods, though this figure could increase with local deities depending on location. These were: '''Chamaix''', the god of land and the creator god; '''Chiramurcane''', the god of the sea and the underworld; '''Maxikulana''', wife of Chamaix (sister of Ixpuyarcana) and goddess of plants, agriculture, growing, and generally all things "green" on the earth; '''Ixpuyarcana''', wife of Chiramurcane (sister of Maxikulana) and goddess of aquatic animals generally, including fish as well as amphibians; '''Chiquetxoana''', goddess of death, deserts, and rot (but not of the underworld) and sister of the "two wives"; '''Kinichzo''', god of war and son of Chamaix and Chiquetxoana; '''Hunautab''', god of the night, the moon, generally ascribed to be god of mischeif, trickery, and thievery, and; '''Chivohuano''', god of fire and light. Hunautab and Chivohuano are usually considered the "sky twins" and were viewed as the sons of Chamaix with Maxikulana. The mythology of the pre-Nahibian pantheon typically involved various familial relations and rivalries between the gods, and these relations were used to explain important world events. For example, Chiquetxoana fooling Chamaix and laying with him to create Kinichzo was used to explain the end of "primordial peace" among early created humankind. The gods were generally thought to all be emanations or children of Chamaix in some way. Besides the regional deities, archaeology also suggests as many as four additional gods could have been widespread in early central Crona, but scholars also believe it is possible shared depictions and aspects among otherwise unrelated regional gods may explain this phenomena. | ||