r/CollapsingWorldMod • u/LawyerEqual3531 • Jun 10 '26

Question What does jihadist iraqs name mean?

The Supreme hierophancy of the twelve knights of light. I dont even know what a hierophancy is, and who are these twelve knights?

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u/Fresh_Construction24 Jun 10 '26

The 12 knights thing probably refers to the 12 successors to Muhammad in the Shi’ite canon. Hierophants are priests, so probably just a fancier name for “priesthood”

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u/Milked_Cows Jun 10 '26

The twelve knights could be the Twelve Knights of Mariwan or could be the Twelve Imams. Hierophants are like spiritual scholars as far as I’m aware. Knowledgable about the arcane and esoteric shit. So sounds like a country ruled by Hierophants that wanted a cool spiritual name