[MR] Egyptian Personas in the SCA

[Laurence Lagnese]

Not arguing simply stating the facts copying straight from sca website
without any editing

   The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and
re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our "Known
World" consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in
countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages
and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts,
feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more.”
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Found at www.sca.org

This clearly states research prior to 17th century, it also states members
dressed in clothing of the middle ages and renaissance,(likely because this
is the most common thing to find at an event)

or this

These activities recreate aspects of the life and culture of the landed
nobility in Europe prior to 1600 CE. The dress, pastimes,
and above all the chivalric ideals of the period serve to unify our events
and activities.

For Society members, most of the world, and all of the centuries prior to
the 17th, can serve as a source for
personal research. However, the further you go from the core of Medieval and
Renaissance Europe, the less
the environment we offer will resemble what someone  of your time and
country would find natural or
homelike. For example, you can be an Asian or African guest at a European
court, but you cannot expect
others to share your special interests

can be found here http://www.sca.org/docs/pdf/govdocs.pdf

Which is Corpora.  So not blasting so much as just saying "It is in Corpora"
 so no matter how much you wanna ignore it, it wont change what is in
Corpora

Altan

ps did ya know a man from China(and his entourage) met the Pope, King of
England, King of France, Byzantine Emperor all around the years of 1280-1290

On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:41 AM, Terri Morgan <online2much at cox.net> wrote:

> > "Generally, the SCA covers the period  600 to 1600."
>
> > But that is by custom, not rule.  The Governing Documents
>
> >  only state "pre-17th century" and give no starting date.
>
> > Barcsi Janos
>
>
>
> *sigh*
>
> and another round of "what's our time period?"...
>
>
>
> Look, I'm grumpy enough to be really plain in my writing tonight, so I
> apologise in advance for not wrapping this up in extreme courtesy and all
> that.
>
>
>
> The opening paragraph, the thesis if you will, of Corpora states:
>
> "The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Society) is a nonprofit
> educational organization devoted to
>
> study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Most of its activities take place
> in the context of a social structure
>
> adapted from the forms of the European Middle Ages, which allows
> participants to take a first-hand look at
>
> various aspects of the life, culture and technology of the times under
> study." [emphasis mine]
>
>
>
> I don't give a hairy eyeball if you want to play some persona earlier than
> that, or from some country that the Europeans had barely heard of, but THIS
> game, this SCA,  is about "the Middle Ages and Renaissance" as pertaining
> to
> Europe. And that is what I choose to play. Encouraging others to play
> outside of those defined lines may make a person feel cutting edge, or
> happy
> to thumb their noses at the status quo, or some other emotion - but it does
> a dis-service to the people who will be left as round pegs in a square hole
> once they start being involved in their local groups.
>
>
>
> Or as Viscount Edward once wrote in the Pennsic Site book, "Please don't
> try
> to play baseball in our football game."
>
>
>
> It isn't *bad*, but it also isn't the game we are claiming to play.
>
>
>
>
>
> Hrothny
>
> (If you're feeling like you need to blast me, please write to online2much
> @cox.net. Know that I will read your email although I may answer late or
> sporadically. It won't change anything written in Corpora, but I understand
> that pushing the envelope is a constant need for many of our members and
> anyone who says, "Whoa, charley!" has to be shouted at. May I suggest,
> should you feel that urge, that you also volunteer to be on the slate of
> BoD
> members where you can work to change our rules into something more fitting
> your views.)
>
>
>
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