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ritual-and-punishment
Penitential acts like the monotonous water pumping and the threat of stripes for impertinence underscore the order's strict discipline and control mechanisms.
1 chapter across 1 book
Grass (1968)William H. Gass
Chapter 4
This chapter describes the daily life and rituals of the Green Brothers in their Friary on the shortgrass prairie, emphasizing their labor, religious doctrine, and the construction of elaborate grass towers. It focuses on Brother Lourai, formerly Rillibee Chime, who struggles with doubt about the official doctrine, especially concerning a plague that the elders deny. His internal conflict and fear of punishment for heresy highlight tensions between faith, knowledge, and repression within the religious order.