osimur_wil
Scribe
Hello. It's been a long, long time since I posted here. But I have returned, older and (supposedly) wiser. But we can catch up later, for now I posit a question.
What does a religion look like when you worship a dead god?
I'm not talking about a god that's fallen out of mainstream favor, like Odin or Jupiter; but when a religion worships a god that, in its own theology, is dead.
I was inspired to ask this question by the Pathfinder one of my friends are running, where one of the prominent religions of the setting involves the worship of a dead god (and the veneration of the dead as consequence.) This got me to wondering about other religions that worship deceased gods in their own theology. There's not many real-world examples, the closest that comes to mind would be Buddhism but that's about transcending death and reincarnation to achieve the divine.
Maybe some of you have come up with religions that worship dead or sacrificed gods that explore interesting avenues. I'd like to hear about them, or any ideas you might have in regards to worshipping dead gods.
What does a religion look like when you worship a dead god?
I'm not talking about a god that's fallen out of mainstream favor, like Odin or Jupiter; but when a religion worships a god that, in its own theology, is dead.
I was inspired to ask this question by the Pathfinder one of my friends are running, where one of the prominent religions of the setting involves the worship of a dead god (and the veneration of the dead as consequence.) This got me to wondering about other religions that worship deceased gods in their own theology. There's not many real-world examples, the closest that comes to mind would be Buddhism but that's about transcending death and reincarnation to achieve the divine.
Maybe some of you have come up with religions that worship dead or sacrificed gods that explore interesting avenues. I'd like to hear about them, or any ideas you might have in regards to worshipping dead gods.