tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 04 07:30:33 1994
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Re: Klingon Religion (was: Re: for beginners)
- From: Susan Farmer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon Religion (was: Re: for beginners)
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 19:27:19 -0400
>From: "HoD trI'Qal" <[email protected]>
First, I said:
>> Well, we've seen fek'lhr the guardian of ge''thor, and sto-vo-kor, the
>> "life beyond this life." (Gross generalization here), only athiests
>> have no afterlife (I think -- have I protected myself against flames enough?
>> :-) ). There are also the holy writings as preserved by the monks of
>> Boreth. If I'm not mistaken, the Rite of Ascension that Wes arranged
>> for Worf was also a spiritual rite of passage. And there was the pilgrimage
>> to the Lava caves of No'Mat when he was a child. I believe very strongly
>> that Klingons are spiritual people. They're also a very private people
>> and as such, any reference to spirituality is held close to the vest, as it
>> were. You collect the clues and tidbits when and where you find them.
>> IMHO.
>>
>> Susan
Then tQ said:
>
>Some of the terms you are using, I understand come from the StarTrek
>Encyclopedia. Personally, I do not consider that a good reference for
>the language OR the culture, as it sure as heck doesn't follow the
>language patterns we have seen. This is just *my* opinion.
Actually, everything I said comes from broadcast episodes of Trek. Yes,
they're in the Encyclopedia, but my information comes from the tube, not
the book. Just a minor clarification. :-)
>
>As far as the rest goes... well, I will hold my opinion. I personally
>believe that Klingons don't have, nor do they *need* "religion".
>
>Just my two credits.
>
>--tQ
>
>--
>HaghtaHbogh tlhIngan yIvoqQo'! toH, qatlh reH HaghtaH HoD Qanqor...?
>
>--HoD trI'Qal Captain T'rkal ---------------------
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>
Susan