Mithfindel
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Posted - 2006.10.30 20:29:00 -
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Edited by: Mithfindel on 30/10/2006 20:29:56 On Religion in EVE Cluster
The Minmatar have their own religion, as well. (I think some parts were mentioned in Theodicy.) I don't remember the details, but likely some form of tribal ancestor-worship or such, with the Elders of the tribes as key figures. Since many of the Elders have died, it has likely caused a recession on the religion, though as it is a key unifying figure of their culture, it would be likely rather widespread in the young Republic.
Also, mentioned in State Factionalism, the Caldari do believe in some kind of a god, the Maker. This would, possibly, hint for a monotheistic (or possibly polytheistic) religion. There's a wedding site in New Caldari. Turn Cosmic Signatures on and check "Ceremonial Grounds".
Of the Gallente I don't think we know anything, except that the Intaki know some rituals of rebirth. I think the Intaki females can also have a dot deco in their forehead (which in India is a mark of a married woman, by the way), so they might have some form of oriental culture. (Hinduism? In Buddhism, the goal is NOT to be reborn.) Again, if we think about modern-day France, the Gallente would be a mix of all kinds of customs and habits.
The Amarr follow what is described as a sect of the Catholic Church, likely warped during the Dark Age following the EVE Cataclysm.
Of the peoples conquered by Amarr, the Ni-Kunni used to have their own religion, but it was quickly replaced by the Amarr religion. The Udorians and Khanid were conquered before the Amarr discovered spaceflight, so their ancient habits have been totally wiped out from knowledge, save Khanid knight tradition, and likely the Udorians (Tash-Murkon is Udorian) are some kind of an artisan culture.
Back to the State, the Achura are having a religion, but they've lost some of their important relics, I think? Also the climate of their home planet has detoriated, so they are facing an exodus. (Explains well the sudden number of min-maxing Achura pod-pilots.)
So, how much of this is a remnant of Earth knowledge? None, though I think the Amarr have kind of an inverted paradise type of a myth, echoing the Christian paradise myth: They left the old cluster (including the Solar system), a place of corruption. They certainly do not want to find Earth, nor remember it as a paradise. It is their holy mission to conquer EVE and make it "paradise on earth" (uhm, bad choise of words). They do have saints and so on, but possibly in a different meaning that current-day.
Before my rambling launches off in the direction of the tangent away from the topic, I place my conclusion on remnants of Earth religion in the cluster: Bits and pieces are known, but they are likely not connected to the correct context, or then connected wrong. Possibly this is true for other Earth knowledge, possibly not. Much reminds me of the Earth-lore parts in the Foundation series of novels (Specially: Isaac Asimov: "Foundation and Earth", "Prelude to Foundation"). |