More on the Malkioni

From: Erik Sieurin <BV9521_at_utb.hb.se>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 20:30:39 +0100


> Of course, the bigger problem is that Hindu mythology, theology, and cultic
> practice don't make a very good model for Malkionism, so these titles just
> look tacked on. Hinduism is a dandy model for the theistic traidition, but
> not so good for the monotheists.

As I said, the thing was done in a "fit of misdirected humor", but sometimes looking at the SOCIAL thing could be useful instead of redoing the European Middle Ages.
I never had any problems with wizards having sex, frex - there was a lot of worrying because in that bit of "What My Father Told Me" wizards are said to never have felt a sweet embrace or something like that. Many voices on this digest said that this must mean that there must be celibacy requirements for wizards - which would conflict with the caste system, as there would be very few new wizards. But why can't people say "having sex for pleasure is wrong, having sex to get children is perfectly acceptable"? Many earthly religions do, and the What My Father... could easily be twisted that way with no less twisting than many other passages have been subjected to by the development of Glorantha.
The reason is, of course, that people were more or less stuck with the Wizards being Medieval Catholic Clergy With Pointy Hats. And since _they_ were celibate....
Brahmins procreate, I'm pretty sure of that. Yes, their religion may be more accepting towards bodily pleasures in general (Tantric practices aside, I don't think they DOMINATE the scene) but I see no trouble with it applying to our imaginary caste society as well.

> I'm glad, OTOH, to see someone else who thinks Malkioni swear by
the > Prophet's Beard. Now THAT's a fruitful line of thinking. And that line somewhere on Malkion preaching to everybody "even those who became False Gods" has a ring similar to Muhammed preaching to the Righteous Jinn. Not to mention Valkaro converting pagan gods.... (My Eurmali parts suddenly give me a vision of a guy rubbing a lamp and letting Worlath out, crying : "AH! Ever since Zzabur the Wise confined me, I've longed to be free - you'll get three wishes....")

> From: David Gadbois <gadbois_at_pavis.cyc.com>
> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 22:31:41 -0600
> Subject: Damage Repair Report

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> All in all, the repair of the White Moon has been a resounding
> success.

It was about time an objective and rational voice was heard in this matter! Not that I _ever_ worried about the Repair being On Schedule, of course...

Erik of the Eleventh (NO, not these Dara Happan guys)


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