From: Jim DeGon (jdegon@vega.iii.com)
Date: Thu 28 Apr 1994 - 21:41:35 EEST
Jim DeGon here
Sandy P. brought up the subject of Carmania again. It occurred to me this morning that another analogue for this culture might be the feudal era of India, in which the warrior caste dominated affairs for several centuries until they died out from too much fighting. This would not be a direct analogue to European Feudalism due to the widely divergent religious base. It _feels_ better for Humaktis. I believe the dominant caste was Ksatriya, but it was called the Rajput era.
The dominant theme was definitely death or glory. The caste aspect is prevalent in both cultures.
This is all that I can remember, as my amateur interest in this era waned several years ago. I am almost sure that others on this list would know of it, however.
Hindu history actually seems like an excellent source to draw upon
for analogues for much of Gloranthan religion, since at various
times and in various locations, divine dominance and individual god's
aspects varied quite a bit.
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