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Naquian religion uses theater as a religious text. Plays are used to teach moral and religious lessons. Hence Talmans called it "theaterism" ([[Eevo]]: ''binspyçáhvih'', [[Windermere]]: ''thngop lithgow''); the name stuck but scholars today consider it misleading, as theater is only a medium by which the religion is taught. | Naquian religion uses theater as a religious text. Plays are used to teach moral and religious lessons. Hence Talmans called it "theaterism" ([[Eevo]]: ''binspyçáhvih'', [[Windermere]]: ''thngop lithgow''); the name stuck but scholars today consider it misleading, as theater is only a medium by which the religion is taught. | ||
Naquian mythology was immensely complex. Originally epics were used to transmit this knowledge but plays began playing a much greater role to transmit the stories in a memorable form. The scripts for the sacred plays meticulously specified not only the words and gestures that actors were to say, but also props, costumes and staging. | Naquian mythology was immensely complex with many characters and plot arcs. Originally epics were used to transmit this knowledge but plays began playing a much greater role to transmit the stories in a memorable form. The scripts for the sacred plays meticulously specified not only the words and gestures that actors were to say, but also props, costumes and staging. | ||
There are different levels of plays teaching the same material, one level for children, one level for teens and one level for adults. | There are different levels of plays teaching the same material, one level for children, one level for teens and one level for adults. | ||