In message <f91200f10612192352h60860a1iffac402aa0eb952@mail.gmail.com> "Jeff Richard" writes:
>BTW, there is absolutely nothing to say that social and religious
>systems should correlate. For example, the Greek pantheon was still a
>royal court even under Athenian democracy and the pastoralist's reed
>hut was still prominent in Mesopotamian rituals well into the Iron
>Age. Orlanth is still Orlanth in Esrolia - even if his cult is not as
>popular in Esrolia as it is amongst the Heortlings. Then again,
>Dionysos was still recognized in Rome - even if his cult was severely
>restricted by the Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus.
Sure but we aren't talking about a god of a particular aspect of life which is considered socially damaging. We are talking about a society that recognises Orlanth as King of the Gods and at the same time treats him as a dangerous maverick who's followers should be watched or even outlawed. Furthermore the power, authority and responsibilty of rulership is taken, not by his wife, but his mother-in-law. I can see Ty Kora Tek doing such a thing but it's no wonder the Grandmothers are worried. There's a heck of a lot of mythology both Orlanthi and Ernaldan which takes back that power.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/Received on Wed 20 Dec 2006 - 14:29:11 EET
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