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'''''Arts and Majesty''''' is an ancient work of [[Roshar]]an literature that has come to define the [[Vorinism|Vorin]] ideas of masculine and feminine arts.{{book ref|sa2|25}}{{wob ref|6245}} It defines certain topics and practices as feminine or masculine; the feminine arts are generally those that can be practiced with a single hand, while the masculine arts involve both hands, associating delicacy with women and brute force with men.{{wob ref|4447}} The idea of the [[safehand]] comes from this distinction between one-handed and two-handed arts.{{wob ref|6245}}
 
== History ==
== Arts ==
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=== Feminine ===
* reading and writing{{book ref|sa1|3}}
 
=== Masculine ===
* combat{{book ref|sa1|26}} (facetiously, "hitting things", according to [[Navani Kholin]]){{book ref|sa1|28}}
* tactics{{book ref|sa3|39}}
* politics{{book ref|sa3|65}}
* commerce{{book ref|sa1|8}}
 
=== Unspecified/Neutral ===
* horseback riding and the care of horses{{book ref|sa2|25}}
* knitting{{wob ref|6564}}
* singing{{book ref|sa1|57}}{{book ref|row|76}}
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== Trivia ==
== Notes ==
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