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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
Religion is not hugely important in Sjowaázh society. Syncretism ( | Religion is not hugely important in Sjowaázh society. Syncretism (usually of traditional Sjowaázh beliefs, Naquian theaterism, Hetmic religion, and/or Ngronaism) is common and tolerated. In fact it is considered improper to be too dedicated to religion, and shamans are usually lower class. | ||
===Traditional beliefs=== | ===Traditional beliefs=== | ||
The Sjowaázh traditionally believed in a "spirit-complex" which links all spirits together. A spirit leaves the spirit-complex when a person is born, and one's spirit reenters it upon death. This spirit-complex was held to be the source of morality. Since everyone is of the spirit-complex, morality involves both respect for the living and the dead. | The Sjowaázh traditionally believed in a "spirit-complex" which links all spirits together. A spirit leaves the spirit-complex when a person is born, and one's spirit reenters it upon death. This spirit-complex was held to be the source of morality. Since everyone is of the spirit-complex, morality involves both respect for the living and the dead. | ||
===Practices=== | ===Practices=== | ||
Shamanism and ancestor veneration is not unusual even in modern Sjowaázh society. | Shamanism and ancestor veneration is not unusual even in modern Sjowaázh society. | ||