Homaitist Circle

From the Other Universe
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Homaitist Circle was a small, largely informally organized group of about twenty Homaitist thinkers who came together in either 1596 or 1597. Although by and large informal, the group was considered one of the authorities of Early Homaitism, and it was Circle member Sarodgi Pesomgesh that published The Homaitist Manifesto. Unlike the Homaitist Society, which was more open, the Homaitist Circle was generally a closed organization, and its "membership" never changed. Prominent members of the group included the aforementioned Pesomgesh, as well as Sarhi Eikare, Vype Serisow, Gyila Senia, Hirisina Omaradose, and others.

The Homaitist Circle started as a debate circle for Homaitist philosophers and writers, and by 1600, had effectively morphed into a group which essentially analyzed and published official Homaitist theory. The group was most prominent between 1598 and 1602, when it was essentially unquestioned besides a few members of the Homaitist Society. Gradually, however, the Circle began to collapse as it was plagued by disagreements and deaths. Pesomgesh, who published The Homaitist Manifesto, died in 1601; Eikare dissociated himself from the group in 1601 over significant ideological differences; Omaradose died in 1602; Serisow died in 1607. Also in 1601, the group experienced its first significant challenge from Kaila Berhores and a group that would become the Kailaists who advocated for Old Homaitism. By 1602, the group had lost a large part of its relevancy, and by 1603 it was essentially not spoken of by Homaitists. The few remaining Homaitist Circle members essentially dissolved the group in 1605; by 1608, Early Homaitism was virtually extinct.

The Homaitist Circle was, despite its short lifespan, one of the most important groups in Homaitism. Although Homaitism was a popular ideology among the rural population, it was not accepted by the population at large until Pesomgesh released The Homaitist Manifesto. Without the Manifesto, it is unlikely that the Homaitist Circle alone would have made the ideology popular among the general population. Although largely forgotten to history for most of the 1700s and 1800s, in the 1900s the members of the Homaitist Circle were brought back to public attention and given a reputation revival.

See also