Re: Re: spirits, daimones and essenses.

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 10:43:19 +1200


At 20:49 2/06/01 +0300, you wrote:

>Would a liturgist qualify?

Most liturgists would not. Very Important Liturgists might.

>Also, could somebody clarify the difference
>between a godi and a priest for me?

         God-talkers are holy people who talk to and about the
         deities.  They have a natural closeness to the immortals
         and know how to maintain the sacred lifestyle.  What they
         know, they have learned from the community or, more often,
         from their god.

         Most god-talkers have an additional occupation, and officiate
         only at specific rites during the year.  A god-talker working
         full time at the sacred tasks normally becomes a priest,
         although that us as much a political occupation as it is a
         magical one.
                 Thunder Rebels p163

         Priests are full-time workers for the gods.  They are specialized
         and unusual, with high status and many benefits.

                 Thunder Rebels p171

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