Recent content by Sirimiri

They added basically all the other capitals in Civ 4, and then add Mérida for BTS later. The list seems to have been copied for 5 and then updated for 6. I don't know how thoroughly they are checking their sources but considering that there are no cities outside of the contemporary Spanish...

Is Mida possibly a clipping of Mérida? It would make sense to represent Extremadura.

The devs always have to make a shortlist of civs and so without modding the number of civs is limited. We can't have every civ represented. Everyone has specific interests and ideas of who they have to have in and when it's perceived that rather than Portugal we might get Vietnam, or rather than...

We are dealing with the idea of a canon of civs, and there are clearly huge discrepancies between who wants what and why. The thing is the devs have to cater to what the fans from a wide spectrum want and expect. If you have played as one civ in every game and your favourite doesn't make it in...

In terms of labels for traditions from South Asia, I personally come from a school of thought where the term Hindu is avoided before the 18th century wherever possible although in contexts like this one it's hard to think of a better substitute. One thing I would add is that the Jains are much...

I think the main difference in the post-colonial model of religion as category is that rather than trying to argue how much a tradition looks like religion as Western culture/academia sees it, the category is considered from the view of the tradition first. When you compare Judaism or Islam...

I'm not the most informed on the majority of 'the West' as my studies are limited by area for the most part so what I know is patchy at best. For Spanish culture in particular the distinction between religion and culture is limited as conversion depended on both practice and belief. There are...

To get more academic I would argue the category of religion only became relevant within that space of time- the term in East Asia emerges through the Japanese translation of Dutch texts. Jesuits often struggled to work out what was acceptable for their new converts to carry on practicing and...

Considering the ways syncretic religion in Cuba, Haiti and Brazil emerged I personally would avoid making voodoo beliefs part of the religion system itself. The practices are tied quite closely to the development of ethnic identity rather than occupying the space of religion necessarily, which...

It would fit in either as far as I'm concerned. While geographically Haiti isn't African, within a broader civ context it would be the best fit for something representing African diaspora cultures and has one of the best stories of the Caribbean nations. I'd be interested in seeing many more...

Maybe something like an hounfour/ounfò as a shrine replacement would work well- Vodou practices could be tied to bonuses from harvesting, multiple religions or loyalty. I'd love to see a representation of Ewe-Fon culture, and especially Voodoo without the dolls- at least in Cuba I would...

The culture card for the Spanish also brought up the Mudéjar influences in Spanish cathedrals, and while the moriscos were "Christian" their culture and practices influenced Spain and its colonies beyond the perceived point of conversion. Each example will be a different mixture of all the...

Personally I'd like see the Mezquita-Catedral in Córdoba or Seville Cathedral (with la Giralda) with a bonus based around conversion. My initial thoughts would be culture from converting cities, bonus culture in cities with a religious building different to the founders or a production bonus in...

There are interesting secret societies that have come out of Africa such as the Igbo/Efik Ékpè and its descendant Abakuá in Cuba. Catholic cofraternidades were also important in Latin America among black and white folks. I don't know much outside of West Africa and the diaspora, but there are...

WW: Alhambra, Big Ben, Stonehenge, Casa de Contratación, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower, Mont St. Michel, Országház, Oxford University, Temple of Artemis (the ruins), Venetian Arsenal NW: Cliffs of Dover, Mount Vesuvius.