Difference between revisions of "Vorinism"

People are expected to choose a Calling, their greatest talent, and those who grow to be the very best at their Calling are chosen to join the Heralds in the fight to regain the Tranquiline Halls when they die. Those who are the very best at farming in life become farmers for the Heralds in death, and those who are the greatest at battle are chosen to fight beside the Heralds.{{ref|b|twok|c|3}}{{ref|b|twok|i|8}}{{ref|b|twok|c|16}}{{ref|b|twok|c|18}}{{ref|b|twok|c|28}} It is taught that those who do not achieve their greatest potential are given to a sort of dreamless sleep, stuck in limbo-like eternity, and those who do horrible things will be cast into Damnation.{{cite|Can't find a reference.}}

 

The priesthood of the Vorin religion are referred to as ardents. Ardents join devotaries (sects) based on their beliefs. Both male and female can become an ardent,{{ref|b|twok|i|8}} though many of the devotaries encourage women toward the female arts, rather than studies of theology.{{ref|b|twok|c|33}}

 

Following the Hierocracy, the ardents are not allowed to own any property of any kind, and they are directly owned by lighteyed lords.

 

There are many different devotaries of Vorinism, which vary greatly in their interpretation of the beliefs. A devotary and its ardents encourage to expand the growth of a person's talents. So far the known devotaries are:

 

 

* The Order of Talenelat is [[Dalinar]]'s devotary.{{ref|b|twok|c|54}}

The Ardentia was the collective body of [[Ardent]]s from all of the separate devotaries.

The Hierocracy had been a time when the ardents attempted to conquer the world and control the people "for their own good." The Hierocracy is considered the failure of Vorinism.{{ref|b|twok|c|45}} Priests controlled what people learned, what religious paths they followed, and the overall doctrine. The priests claimed to see visions and prophecy, and claimed that the common people could not understand theology.{{ref|b|twok|c|18}}

 

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