Zensunni
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Zensunni in Frank Herbert's Dune universe is a religious belief that is a hybrid of principles of Zen Buddhism and Sunni Islam. In the fictional far future of human civilization portrayed in the series, various ethnic and political groups adhere to this worldview, including the Fremen, originally the "Zensunni wanderers."
[edit] History
In Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's prequel novels, the Zensunnis, during and before the Butlerian Jihad, were brought from their homeworlds to places like Poritrin where they would work as slaves. After the slave revolt on Poritrin many Zensunnis escaped to Arrakis. These Zensunni wanderers would become the first Fremen.
[edit] Facts
- The accession of Paul Atreides as Emperor and the expansion of Fremen influence throughout the Imperium widely popularized the study of Zensunni beliefs.
- In the Zensunni religion, the Auliya is the female at the left hand of God.
- also mentioned in the appendix is "Zensunni Catholicism"
