Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Religions In Two Future Histories

In Poul Anderson's Psychotechnic History, the Cosmic religion remains in the background whereas, in Anderson's Technic History, we learn comparatively more about:

Mahayana Buddhism
Jerusalem Catholicism
Dennitzan Orthochristianity
Ivanhoan religions
Diomedean beliefs
the Ythrian Old and New Faiths
Merseian polytheism
the Wilwidh religion of "the God"
Djana's Christian-Wilwidh blend
Ikranankan demonism and polytheism
Cosmenosis
Didonian mysticism
eclectic Aenean millenarianism
probably more

The Psychotechnic History is like a draft of a future history. The Cosmic religion maybe prefigures Cosmenosis.
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2 comments:

  1. S.M. Stirling22 February 2023 at 14:55

    The Technic future history is much more 'fleshed out'. Not to mentioned 'filled in'.

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  2. Sean M. Brooks22 February 2023 at 15:53

    Kaor, Mr. Stirling!

    I agree! And you beat me to making similar comments.

    Fallen behind again. Trying to do some catching up.

    Ad astra! Sean

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