Re: Ratuki

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_...>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 16:13:25 +0100 (BST)

> Who would have taught them? The Tamanjaryans worshipped
> Tomikaratra and turned to Ratuk when the island sunk. If
> their original worship was theistic they may not have
> known how to do animism. So Ratuk needs more sacirice to
> be happy and give you magic? Well, he is a fierce and
> rapacious god.

I suppose it depends on how difficult you think it is to "invent" the correct method of worship.

But didn't they have some pre-existing relationship to Ratuk _before_ the sinking? Maybe that's where I'm getting confused.

Cheers,
Alex.

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