Religion in ancient Caphiria: Difference between revisions

[[File:Tomb of the Bulls back wall main chamber.jpg|thumb|right|A tomb excavated near Soleramo. Suspected to be the resting place of a visas.]]

'''Ancient Acirian religion''' refers to both the religious beliefs and practices of the tribal civilizations of ancient [[Aciria]], including the polytheistic pre-Three Sisters era dating far back to Acirian prehistory, and the Three Sisters era between 300 BC and 2nd century AD, after which the local populations started abandoning domestic faiths in place of Catholicism, which is still practiced by [[Aciriani people|Acirians]] today. Acirian religious development was heavily influenced by both the region and the tribes of the region. The seafaring nature of the Marinai meant that their beliefs were influenced by foreign religions as a result of trade and cultural exchange with various foreign peoples, while the Acirians and because of their xenophobic nature generally are seen as having the religion with the least foreign influence.

==Cults==

Cults were organized sects of the paganistic religion dedicated to specific deities of the religion. Commonly referred to as sects before the Three Sisters era, the only difference is the organization and the number of cults. Following the schism in 220 BC, cults began sprouting up quickly after the fragmentation of the former Triumvirate kingdom. Due to the lack of a strong, centralized religious authority like the Three Sisters, the King was unable to stop the formation of cults even if they were declared as heresy. Largest of those was the Cult of Iodes, which many believed to be the reborn Ucas and thought he would usher in a new era of prosperity like the Three Sisters.

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