The worse was mostly facetious, but rooted in the thought the many of the 'worst offenders' are likely to be such. (No names, no pack drill
> The main difference is that Gloranthan Religions (all that I know) are
> contractualistic, "do ut des", I give you (deity) power/worship/obedience,
> you give me (initiate) power/magic/helpers.
I'm sure I already cited most forms of Malkionism as being 'exceptions' to this in a very similar way, if 'rule' it indeed is. It seems a considerable over-general statement to me: yes, in some sense everyone worships for some 'benefit', but certainly not necessarily the sort of 'material' benefit you imply, I don't think.
I don't want to over-simplify your point, at least not at the cost of distorting it, but is the nub of the distinction you have in mind between purely 'salvific' (to use a gratuitous Eliadism), and ones which are 'pragmatic', in the sense of being partly/wholly to do with one's day to day life?
Cheers,
Alex.
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