I believe most of the religions in the book are the author's invention with the exception of the pagonism. The Pleasure Faith follows the prophecies of the Time Dragon, which Elphaba coincidentally was born in.Ophelia wrote:Constance wrote:
I'll start with definitions:The author brings up the religions Unionist, Paganism, and Pleasure Faith. Elphaba's father Frex is a minister who believes in the Unnamed God, names his daughter after a saint, and yet his daughter is then born green.
1- paganism:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism
2- I suppose "Pleasure Faith" is an invention? Is it based on any real movement?
3- "Unionist" drew a blank. Help?
4- Elphaba: what's the name of the saint?
Frex is a Unionist minister who preaches on the Unnamed God, so to me he paralleled Christianity.
Elphaba was named for "Saint Aelphaba of the Waterfall" (page 31 in my copy), again which I believe is an invention of the author but apparantly a saint in her parents' religion.