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Taking a breather from cleaning. Nearly done, so I should be able to get a nap in before Anti's parental units, his brother and sister-in-law, and possibly niece show up tomorrow for belated birthday stuff.

Jib posted this on the Household listserv. Interesting to think about, at the very least.

So...as a joke, people on the SCA-Persian list were trying to discuss what the five pillars of the SCA are...in comparison to the five pillars of Islam...and no one's really been able to come up with a solid idea for the five pillars of the SCA...save for one:

Pilgrimage (hajj): In the SCA, this would have to be renamed to Pennjj, for the yearly sojourn by thousands to Pennsic War.

I'm also personally thinking there are probably two more...one is quite the opposite of the Islamic version, but:

Almsgiving (zakat): In the SCA, this would be "largesse".
Fasting (sawm): In the SCA...this would be "feasting"...rather than "fasting"

But I'm out of ideas for Faith (iman) and Prayer (salah). Anyone have any thoughts?

Then, later, this was posted.

Hrm...someone may have finally come up with ideas for SCA alternatives
to "Faith" and "Prayer".

Faith would be similar to the concept of "The Dream"...completely
undefined, but everyone knows what it is...to them. (Side note: I came up with this one. I'm rather pleased with myself. :P)

Prayer could very well be one and the same as "fealty" and the many other oaths spoken in the society.

So if I put those together, the Five Pillars of the SCA could be:
* Pennjj (or )
* Largesse
* Feasting
* Fealty and/or Oaths
* the Dream

Hrm...*contemplates the meaning of all of this*

I'd think fasting would be akin to a vigil, but not everyone goes through that.

Anyway, back to cleaning and stripping off layers of skin chemically! Yay! :P

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Taking a breather from cleaning. Nearly done, so I should be able to get a nap in before Anti's parental units, his brother and sister-in-law, and possibly niece show up tomorrow for belated birthday stuff.

Jib posted this on the Household listserv. Interesting to think about, at the very least.

So...as a joke, people on the SCA-Persian list were trying to discuss what the five pillars of the SCA are...in comparison to the five pillars of Islam...and no one's really been able to come up with a solid idea for the five pillars of the SCA...save for one:

Pilgrimage (hajj): In the SCA, this would have to be renamed to Pennjj, for the yearly sojourn by thousands to Pennsic War.

I'm also personally thinking there are probably two more...one is quite the opposite of the Islamic version, but:

Almsgiving (zakat): In the SCA, this would be "largesse".
Fasting (sawm): In the SCA...this would be "feasting"...rather than "fasting"

But I'm out of ideas for Faith (iman) and Prayer (salah). Anyone have any thoughts?

Then, later, this was posted.

Hrm...someone may have finally come up with ideas for SCA alternatives
to "Faith" and "Prayer".

Faith would be similar to the concept of "The Dream"...completely
undefined, but everyone knows what it is...to them. (Side note: I came up with this one. I'm rather pleased with myself. :P)

Prayer could very well be one and the same as "fealty" and the many other oaths spoken in the society.

So if I put those together, the Five Pillars of the SCA could be:
* Pennjj (or )
* Largesse
* Feasting
* Fealty and/or Oaths
* the Dream

Hrm...*contemplates the meaning of all of this*

I'd think fasting would be akin to a vigil, but not everyone goes through that.

Anyway, back to cleaning and stripping off layers of skin chemically! Yay! :P