> Incidenatlly, does anyone feel that there are any analogies (dodgy
> though they always are) between the Lunars and the spread of Islam?
I certainly do. And while analogies can be dodgy, they can also be extremely useful. Much more on Lunar analogies at:
http://www.btinternet.com/~Nick_Brooke/Moonie/seminar.htm http://www.btinternet.com/~Nick_Brooke/Moonie/exchange.htm#cultures
We find Graeco-Roman Hellenistic Islamic Byzantine Soviet Englishmen work well as a cultural template for Lunars. I tend to chuck in gobs of French Revolutionary and Dune chic to suit my own personal taste. Not forgetting splashes of "1984" Ingsoc. But that's just me.
Cheers, Nick
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