fenriswulf
Acolyte
My world is based heavily on Medieval Europe. The political, economic, and social organization of society are those of the mid 1400s. I'm stuck on building my dominant religion. I want to incorporate the institutions of the Medieval Church (monastic orders, bishoprics, parish priests etc.) without transplanting the whole religion. Some of the elements I want to incorporate are the military monastic orders, the conflict between religious and secular authorities, and the relationship to religious minorities (Jews, Muslims, and heretics). I feel like a monotheistic religion is the only way to pull this off. Polytheism seems to lend itself to a more decentralized religion, with different people favoring different gods. I need to figure out away to bring in the institutions of Christianity without brining in the dogma.