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How would I accurately write a (historical) character with a Christian background?
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<blockquote data-quote="Paidiske" data-source="post: 77635806" data-attributes="member: 386627"><p>You've been given good advice above about checking contemporary (to the time period you're interested in) sources, so I won't labour that point. </p><p></p><p>I think this is a really interesting question, and the response is likely to hinge on, how does that individual make sense of their situation? Do they decide that they are dreaming? Or that they are in the midst of some sort of vision (from God or another source)? Or something else? How do their perceptions of their situation change over time? And so on.</p><p></p><p>In that vein, you might - as well as other works recommended - look at something like the Divine Comedy, and the process the main character goes through in orienting himself to what he is experiencing. </p><p></p><p>This probably depends on what their practice was like beforehand. If, for example, someone already had a strong habit of praying in the morning, they might continue doing that. They might, in the absence of other more tangible outward aspects of faith, invent small rituals for themselves that make sense in a new setting. You might draw inspiration from the practices of people in a largely pre-literate era, where many small rituals and symbols were more significant than they tend to be now, where almost everyone can read.</p><p></p><p>As for preaching in a setting that's never heard of the Bible, that's probably more complicated, and is probably going to depend on where they think they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paidiske, post: 77635806, member: 386627"] You've been given good advice above about checking contemporary (to the time period you're interested in) sources, so I won't labour that point. I think this is a really interesting question, and the response is likely to hinge on, how does that individual make sense of their situation? Do they decide that they are dreaming? Or that they are in the midst of some sort of vision (from God or another source)? Or something else? How do their perceptions of their situation change over time? And so on. In that vein, you might - as well as other works recommended - look at something like the Divine Comedy, and the process the main character goes through in orienting himself to what he is experiencing. This probably depends on what their practice was like beforehand. If, for example, someone already had a strong habit of praying in the morning, they might continue doing that. They might, in the absence of other more tangible outward aspects of faith, invent small rituals for themselves that make sense in a new setting. You might draw inspiration from the practices of people in a largely pre-literate era, where many small rituals and symbols were more significant than they tend to be now, where almost everyone can read. As for preaching in a setting that's never heard of the Bible, that's probably more complicated, and is probably going to depend on where they think they are. [/QUOTE]
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