Re: The Glorantha Digest V8 #213

From: Greg Stafford <greg_at_glorantha.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 14:59:19 -0800

>But let me begin with a related question: are there male followers of Vinga?
>Or more to the point, is the all in "all followers of Vinga are women"
>an orlanthi all of 85%? Are there a minority of a minority of redheaded lads?
No. No and No.

>My main question:
>What are the reasons and effects of male-exclusion in cults of glorantha?
>(BTW this is no way an attempt to restart the Nandan debate...)
Divine decree.

>I think that the cult of Vinga could be intresting example for drawing the
line
>between male-accepting female deities and those goddesses that allow
themselves
>only be worshipped by women.

Please do not try to make her into everything. She is enough, which is quite a lot, just as she is.

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