[SCA-AE] FW: Mission statment addition

[Aengus]

Granted, Corpora has been changed recently, but if the intent of this Board
is to maintain the European centric focus, why is there any resistance to
including that fact specifically in the Mission and value statements?

Inquiring minds want to know ;-)

Sir Aengus MacBain, OL
AEthelmearc


> If you could add this to the mission statement thread it might help shed
> some light. It is a large part of a post on our kingdom e-list by one of
> former BoD members.
>
> Begin Quote
>
> "With respect, this isn't a new "ruling", and it doesn't signify a
> change in direction of the SCA. In fact, the European
> Medieval/Renaissanc e
> focus of the SCA was reaffirmed as recently as last month in the most
> recent
> revision of Corpora.
>
> The Introduction to Corpora (October 1, 2007 Revision) says that SCA
> "...activities recreate aspects of life and culture of landed nobility
> in
> Europe prior to 1600 C.E. The dress, pastimes, and above all the
> chivalric
> ideals of the period serve to unify our events and activities."
>
> About non-European cultures, Corpora says: "For Society members, most of
> the
> world, and all centuries prior to the 17th, can serve as a source for
> personal research, however, the further you go from the core of medieval
> and
> renaissance Europe, the less the environment we offer will resemble what
> someone from your time and country would find natural or homelike. For
> example, you can be an Asian or African guest in a European court, but
> you
> cannot expect others to share your special interests - like any
> long-term
> visitor in a foreign land, you are the one that will have to adapt to
> the
> customs you find around you."
>
> So, as much as we may appreciate efforts towards authenticity in middle
> eastern, oriental or [insert culture here] personae, the fact remains
> that
> officially these people are our honoured visitors, and the focus of the
> SCA
> remains the European Middle Ages and Renaissance."  End Quote
>
> Robere de Beauvais
> non-member lurker from Ealdormere