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The exotic and brutal nature of the Arzali religion have secured it a place in the imagination of the Old World and have attracted a great deal of interest from Hesperic scholars. There are major barriers impeding the development of academic studies of Arzalism, including the difficulty and danger of visiting Varshan, the inherent ambiguity of the [[ | The exotic and brutal nature of the Arzali religion have secured it a place in the imagination of the Old World and have attracted a great deal of interest from Hesperic scholars. There are major barriers impeding the development of academic studies of Arzalism, including the difficulty and danger of visiting Varshan, the inherent ambiguity of the [[Hieratic Varshani|Hieratic Varshani language]], deliberate {{wp|obscurantism}} on the part of state and clerical authorities, and certain characteristics of the religion itself. | ||
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. | ||