Re: Non-constructed religions
From: | Simon Kissane <jilba@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, November 10, 1998, 5:28 |
Carlos Thompson wrote:
[snipped]
> I wonder which terms are used in describing the natreligions our
> fictional caracters are in contact with or how are they used in
> non-fictional conlangs (auxlangs, explangs, personal artlangs). What is
> the name of God as used in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic world. Which
> analogies does it has (Father, Lord, Creator, All-mighty, The One).
> Which word is used for god, godess, angel, deamon, Satan; this would be
> useful even inf ficlangs when talking to the belief systems of
> neighbouring ficcultures.
I am developing a conlang for a fictional world, and I have come up
with words like "God" (yah), "Satan" (asarna), "Father" (abba),
"Lord" (tolon)... but I kind of regret it, because the fictional world
that goes with it doesn't have any of those Judaeo-Christian-Islamic
concepts...
Simon Kissane