Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 90 | Their education, generally, is of little obvious practical value, with its attention to authorized exegeses of dubious, difficult texts, purporting to be revelations of Priest-Kings, the details and observances of their own calendars, their interminable, involved rituals, and so on, but, paradoxically, this sort of learning, impractical though it appears, has a subtle practical aspect. |
| 2 | 91 | It tends to bind Initiates together, making them interdependent, and muchly different from common men. |
| 2 | 92 | It sets them apart, and makes them feel important and wise, and specially privileged. |
| 2 | 93 | There are many texts, of course, which are secret to the caste, and not even available to scholars generally. |
| 2 | 94 | In these it is rumored there are marvelous spells and mighty magics, particularly if read backward on certain feast days. |
| 2 | 95 | Whereas Initiates tend not to be taken with great seriousness by the high castes, or the more intelligent members of the population, except in matters of political alliance, their teachings and purported ability to intercede with Priest-Kings, and further the welfare of their adherents, is taken with great seriousness by many of the lower castes. |
| 2 | 96 | And many men, who suspect that the Initiates, in their claims and pretensions, are frauds, will nonetheless avoid coming into conflict with the caste. |
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Their education, generally, is of little obvious practical value, with its attention to authorized exegeses of dubious, difficult texts, purporting to be revelations of Priest-Kings, the details and observances of their own calendars, their interminable, involved rituals, and so on, but, paradoxically, this sort of learning, impractical though it appears, has a subtle practical aspect.
It tends to bind Initiates together, making them interdependent, and muchly different from common men.
It sets them apart, and makes them feel important and wise, and specially privileged.
There are many texts, of course, which are secret to the caste, and not even available to scholars generally.
In these it is rumored there are marvelous spells and mighty magics, particularly if read backward on certain feast days.
Whereas Initiates tend not to be taken with great seriousness by the high castes, or the more intelligent members of the population, except in matters of political alliance, their teachings and purported ability to intercede with Priest-Kings, and further the welfare of their adherents, is taken with great seriousness by many of the lower castes.
And many men, who suspect that the Initiates, in their claims and pretensions, are frauds, will nonetheless avoid coming into conflict with the caste.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter )