Vorinism
Vorinism is the dominant religion across much of the eastern half of Roshar, including the kingdom of Alethkar, in Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive. Centered on the worship of the Almighty, the Shard Honor, Vorinism shapes the culture, gender roles, and politics of the Vorin nations.
Beliefs
Vorinism teaches devotion to the Almighty and an ongoing struggle to be worthy of returning to the Tranquiline Halls, a paradise from which humanity is said to have been cast out. Adherents believe that in death the worthy will help reclaim the Tranquiline Halls in a continuing war against the forces of evil. The faith venerates the Heralds and the symbolic association of each person with one of the ten Heralds and their associated divine attributes and "Essences."
Practices and society
A defining feature of Vorin society is the assignment of activities and roles by gender. Reading and writing are considered feminine arts, so noblewomen are typically literate while noblemen often are not, relying on scribes or family members to read for them. Vorin women customarily keep the left hand, the "safehand," covered.
Religious life is overseen by ardents, members of the ardentia who are owned by the crown or by lighteyed houses and who tend to the spiritual needs of the people. Vorinism also categorizes people into a hierarchy of glyphs, attributes, and the symbolic Double Eye of the Almighty, which underlies much Vorin art and heraldry.
Heresy and decline
Across The Stormlight Archive, the truth of Vorin teachings is repeatedly challenged, particularly as the death of Honor and the nature of the Desolations come to light. The revelation that the Almighty is dead, and the return of the ancient enemy, shake the foundations of Vorin orthodoxy.