Good call!!!
Alex
>Maybe I'm getting _too_ cynical and jaded in my old age, but: the
implied difference in this distinction being? ;-)
That it is not debauchery but worship. Having had to recently weigh in on a "its not pornography its art" debate I concede the boundaries do blur but for a Ulerian they are probably very clear.
Alex raises another point from my floundering subconcious
>"Hey, Humakt the Champion wouldn't do a thinglike that!" "True, but then
>I'm >Eurmal the Murderer" *splat*
How many deities have this sort of thing happenning? I.E. to what extent are there potential "best fits" that can be slotted into HQs in the absence of the 'correct' deity. Some Orlanth aspects clearly fill this role but could the above example be mythicly (or HQily) usable?
Infanticide
Recently watching a 'documentary' on one of the north african tribes much
was made of the concept of Mingi, the baby or child that brought misfortune
on the tribe. While much of this curse was related to physical damage which
would inhibit reproduction there was the (heavily sensationalised) curse of
having the top teeth come through before the bottom teeth which warranted
death by exposure of the infant. It occurs to me that in a world where
curses are real such a justfication would have weight. Infanticide could
also be carried out for mythic or spiritual reasons not directly connected
to the state of resources. What happens in any society to the chaos tainted
baby? I'd suggest that the midwife quietly wrings its neck.
As a postscript to my anthropo-fishing could I beg on bended knee for John's promised comments on the Tara/hunters posting? Anyone else's would be welcome also.
Darvall
madamx_at_mikka.net.au
>From quiet homes & first beginnings
Out to the undicovered ends
Theres nothing worth the wear of winning
But laughter & the love of friends.
Hilare Belloc
End of The Glorantha Digest V7 #429
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