Tulistamismänge

Tulistamismänge is a fictional term used in speculative anthropology and worldbuilding to describe a ritual practice and belief system attributed to an imagined culture in the Tulistan archipelago. The term combines elements from the imagined languages of Tulistan; tulist- is said to refer to weaving or weaving of stories, while -mänge functions as a ceremonial marker within that language.

Overview: The concept denotes a staged sequence in which music, storytelling, and textile or object exchange are integrated to reinforce social bonds and regulate access to communal resources. The ritual is typically described as taking place at seasonal gatherings, especially during solstices or harvest periods, and involves a public performance, a co-created narrative, and a negotiated exchange of goods or tokens that symbolize social obligations.

Practice and structure: In descriptions found in worldbuilding texts, participants perform chants or songs, extend symbolic objects as tokens, and reinterpret past events through a communal tale that culminates in a decision or distribution of resources. The ritual emphasis is on consensus-building, accountability, and memory preservation, rather than coercive authority.

Cultural significance and interpretation: Within fictional scholarship, tulistamismänge is analyzed as a mechanism for conflict resolution, resource sharing, and identity formation. Critics within the same fictional oeuvre may regard it as ceremonial formalism or as a means to enforce social norms.

See also: Gift economy, ritual, storytelling, social cohesion.