Left Hand of Darkness Flashcards
Ursula K. Le Guin
influenced by Taoist philosophy
extrapolation
takes existing knowledge about the world and asks what if to create an imaginative world
Kemmer
the unique sexual cycle on Gethen determined by hormonal secretion and social connection
Binary
perversion
Androgyny
normal
Shifgrethor
a means of communication that is focused on saving face and prestige, it is a political doublespeak that functions in such a way to ambiguate rather than to clarify
mindspeech
telepathic communication-one cannot lie while using mindspeech. Minspeech is opposite of shifgrethor
Genly Ai
Ekumen
Estraven
Gethen
Gethen
Karhide and Orgoreyn
Ekumen
a confederation of planets
Handdara
the religion of Karhide (Taoism and Buddhism)
Characteristics of Handdara
1) mystical 2) no creeds 3) Tao, Yin and Yang 4) Nusuth (doesn’t matter) Wu Wei (do without doing) Via Negativa (getting rid of the ego) 5) Dothe: supernatural strength through meditation
Tormer’s Lay
creedal belief more concerned with wholeness
Yomeshta
the religion of Orgoreyn (Abrahamic)