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Many Hesperic scholars view Arzalism as a conglomeration of many different religious traditions brought together as a result of the expansion of Varshani civilisation and the consolidation of the Varshani state. This is sometimes expressed as the division of Arzalism into several different pantheons. | Many Hesperic scholars view Arzalism as a conglomeration of many different religious traditions brought together as a result of the expansion of Varshani civilisation and the consolidation of the Varshani state. This is sometimes expressed as the division of Arzalism into several different pantheons. | ||
Nature Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Sun, Rain, Earth, and Fire Gods | Nature Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Sun, Rain, Earth, and Fire Gods. The Nature Pantheon is commonly analysed as a homogenisation of various nature-centred pagan traditions practiced across North Punth, of the same provenance as [[M'acunism]]. The Nature Pantheon forms the focus of modern Solar Arzalism and post-Deluge State Arzalism. | ||
Dark Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of | Dark Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Death, Raid, Blood, and Pain Gods. One leading theory posits that the Dark Pantheon originates from the tribal religion of the High Varshani when they lived as nomadic warriors before the capture of Anzo. Modern Fundamental Arzalism emphasises worship of the Dark Pantheon. | ||
State Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Death God, God-Kings, | State Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Death God, God-Kings, Soccer God, and others. It is believed that the State Pantheon developed after the establishment of the sedentarisation of Varshani society in the Anzo Basin as a mechanism for social control; resolving conflicts among rival nobles and warrior clans, and regulating relations among the castes. | ||
Lesser Pantheon - Various minor and local deities absorbed into (mostly informal) Arzalism with the conquest of other | Lesser Pantheon - Various minor and local deities absorbed into (mostly informal) Arzalism with the conquest of other Cronite tribes. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||