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Religion in Riddley Walker

Religion in Riddley Walker. Riddley’s World. About 2500 years in the future Nuclear warfare has blasted civilization back to the Iron Age Breakdown of formal government Church and State are one and the same. Structure of Religion. Centered around the Eusa Story

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Religion in Riddley Walker

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  1. Religion in Riddley Walker

  2. Riddley’s World • About 2500 years in the future • Nuclear warfare has blasted civilization back to the Iron Age • Breakdown of formal government • Church and State are one and the same.

  3. Structure of Religion • Centered around the Eusa Story • Eusa stories are portrayed as varying puppet shows. • Many parallels between the Eusa Story and the Bible • Government officials are expected to have the story memorized (church and state)

  4. Structure of Religion • Connexion Men • Wes Mincer and Prime Mincer • Eusa People • Mutants. Claim to have knowledge genetically inherent in them. • Eusa puppet shows serve many different purposes. • Government Propaganda • Religious purposes • History

  5. Religious Symbolism in Riddley Walker Riddley’s Time Our Time • Eusa Story • Eusa • Addom • Mr. Clevver • Creation story, such as Adam and Eve • Humanity, Eve, Original Sin Also evidence for Jesus (pg 119) • Adam/Atom • The Devil (Pg 137)

  6. Technology and Religion • Religion in Riddley’s time is centered around the worship of ancient technology and scientific knowledge • The Addom/Atom • The 1 Big 1 • The Nos. of the 1 Big 1 • The 1 Littl 1 • This is ironic though, because the pursuit of knowledge is seen by Riddley and others as taboo.

  7. Religious Taboos • Dogs • Not domesticated anymore • Those who are “dog frendy” are ostracized by society • Being “Dog Et” is seen as an unfortunate and ominous form of death • New Puppet Shows • Seen as sacrilegious • Got Riddley & Orfing ran out of Weaping

  8. Religious Taboos • The Eusa People are also negatively stigmatized • Their shocking mutant appearance • Their unorthodox traditions (Orgies) • Their inherent “knowledge” of the Nos. of the 1 Big 1 and of science in general • The Eusa People are constantly being ceremoniously killed and tortured for this knowledge. They are kept segregated from normal society as well, much like religious prisoners. • Which modern religious group can be compared to the Eusa People?

  9. Other Notable Characteristics of Inland’s Religion • Several times throughout the book, the word God is mention or alluded to • Pg 52- “Gardmy witness” • Pg 156- “What if you put the 2ness and the 1 together tho? What if you put the 2ness inside the 1? Power inside of Power myt be the 1 Big 1 and the Spirit of God.” • Pg 158- “ I felt like that power were a Big Old Father…” • Pg 197- “Spirit of God road with me!” • What do you notice about the word as Riddley uses it that is peculiar?

  10. Page 145, Line 5 I said, ‘Whats the Spirit of God?’ He said, ‘That’s chemistery and fizzics and all its what the 1 Big 1 come out of realytheres so many ways of saying it you see. Now Heaven that’s where the hevvyness comes from innit.’

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