KingofAesir
Ghostly Presence
I've been pondering on the idea of a civilization who worships a dead god and not in the sense of Jupiter, Odin, or the like where their worship has simply fallen into obscurity. I'm speaking on cultures who worship a god who, in their theology, is dead.
I wanted to discuss the avenues that could be explored in a story with a religion that functions this way, or even discover any real world examples. It's interesting to me the way religions, fictional or not, work and the idea of worshipping something dead is interesting to me. Perhaps a culture who does this would have reverance for the dead or the life that comes out of death (fertilization through decomp. MUSHROOMS).
Anywho, if anyone has any religions they've created like this for RPs or stories or knows of any real world examples, I'd love to hear them!
I wanted to discuss the avenues that could be explored in a story with a religion that functions this way, or even discover any real world examples. It's interesting to me the way religions, fictional or not, work and the idea of worshipping something dead is interesting to me. Perhaps a culture who does this would have reverance for the dead or the life that comes out of death (fertilization through decomp. MUSHROOMS).
Anywho, if anyone has any religions they've created like this for RPs or stories or knows of any real world examples, I'd love to hear them!