Best Belief, Faith, and Mythology Books in Discworld
Books that examine religious institutions, the nature of belief, theological questions, and the role of myths and traditions in shaping human understanding.
3 books in this thematic series
Top Discworld Books About Belief, Faith, and Mythology
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Pyramids
Teppic, trained as an assassin, inherits his father's kingdom complete with ancient pyramids whose magic begins to warp reality itself. He must untangle myth from reality to save his kingdom from oblivion.
Questions tradition and blind faith, emphasizing the struggle between progress and cultural stagnation.
Main characters: teppic, dios, ptraci, you bastard and dil the embalmer
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Small Gods
In Omnia, the Great God Om returns in the form of a powerless turtle, visible only to the simple-minded novice Brutha. Together, they challenge dogmatic belief and restore faith's true meaning.
A powerful exploration of religion, belief, fanaticism, and morality showing how institutions often overshadow genuine faith.
Main characters: brutha, the great god om, vorbis, didactylos and general simony
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Hogfather
When the Hogfather (Discworld's Santa) vanishes, Death fills in for him to maintain belief and save humanity. His granddaughter Susan races to discover who kidnapped the Hogfather and why.
Examines belief, tradition, and the fundamental human need for myths and rituals to define meaning.
Main characters: death, susan sto helit, jonathan teatime, archchancellor ridcully, auditors of reality and bilious
Related Discworld Themes
Mortality and the Human Condition
Examinations of death, mortality, and what it means to be human or alive.
Tradition versus Progress
The tension between cultural traditions and the forces of modernization, change, and progress.
Belief and Faith
Examinations of religion, belief systems, myths, and the role they play in human society.