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Even amongst the Covenant Separatists their belief in the Forerunners as gods was not completely abandoned, but rather the Schism marked a return to more ancient systems of belief. As one [[Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] believed, "he knew his gods were out there, but he had no idea what they wanted."<ref name="return500s"/> Members of the Covenant had relied on the Prophets to lead them in spiritual matters. The devout Sangheili in particular had not had any need for their own religious leaders for centuries, and now found that few among them had the knowledge or the ability to comprehend the will of the gods. For a people whose sole purpose had been enforcing their gods' will, this was a terrifying prospect. | Even amongst the Covenant Separatists their belief in the Forerunners as gods was not completely abandoned, but rather the Schism marked a return to more ancient systems of belief. As one [[Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] believed, "he knew his gods were out there, but he had no idea what they wanted."<ref name="return500s"/> Members of the Covenant had relied on the Prophets to lead them in spiritual matters. The devout Sangheili in particular had not had any need for their own religious leaders for centuries, and now found that few among them had the knowledge or the ability to comprehend the will of the gods. For a people whose sole purpose had been enforcing their gods' will, this was a terrifying prospect. | ||
While the Covenant religion itself was more or less defunct, worship of the Forerunners among the Sangheili persisted into the post-war era. The Servants of Abiding Truth, a group of Sangheili fundamentalists, continued to uphold their species' pre-Covenant religious beliefs and took aggressive action against the secular regime spearheaded by Thel 'Vadam. [[Covenant | While the Covenant religion itself was more or less defunct, worship of the Forerunners among the Sangheili persisted into the post-war era. The Servants of Abiding Truth, a group of Sangheili fundamentalists, continued to uphold their species' pre-Covenant religious beliefs and took aggressive action against the secular regime spearheaded by Thel 'Vadam. [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Another group]], led by former Covenant shipmaster [[Jul 'Mdama]], also continues to revere the Forerunners as gods, and sought out the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] on the Shield World [[Requiem]] in order to ask for his aid in destroying humanity. | ||
==Articles of faith== | ==Articles of faith== | ||
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It is a common superstition among the Sangheili that SPARTANs are reanimated soldiers killed in battle, brought back to life through artificial means to fight again. <ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref> | It is a common superstition among the Sangheili that SPARTANs are reanimated soldiers killed in battle, brought back to life through artificial means to fight again. <ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref> | ||
==Known Scriptures== | |||
The San'Shyuum kept written Psalms which expressed the Covenant's faith on the Forerunners and the Great Journey. Only the Psalms listed by the [[Minister of Discovery]] are known.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''[[Wages of Sin]]''</ref> | |||
*[[Psalm of the Journey]] | |||
*[[Psalm of Primacy]] | |||
*[[Psalm of Teaching]] | |||
*[[Psalm of Sorrow]] | |||
==Members of the religion== | ==Members of the religion== | ||
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As artificial sentient bio-mechanical organisms, [[Huragok]] were created by the Forerunners. They have no interest in religion, preferring to focus their attentions onto the technology they are responsible for. Even prior to the Great Schism, Huragok seemed to remain neutral in any fights, one even going as far as to create a gift symbolizing peace for the humans and helping the humans escape. | As artificial sentient bio-mechanical organisms, [[Huragok]] were created by the Forerunners. They have no interest in religion, preferring to focus their attentions onto the technology they are responsible for. Even prior to the Great Schism, Huragok seemed to remain neutral in any fights, one even going as far as to create a gift symbolizing peace for the humans and helping the humans escape. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||