ilmalikes
Ilmalikes is a term used in anthropology-inspired world-building and speculative fiction to describe a category of ritual gatherings and the symbolic objects within the imagined Ilmari culture. The term denotes both the gatherings themselves and the material culture associated with memory preservation and social coordination.
The name is drawn from imagined Ilmari, glossed in secondary literature as meaning "memory gatherings" or "assemblies
Ilmalikes are typically organized by a rotating council and convene at regular intervals, such as monthly or
They function to preserve oral histories, coordinate mutual aid, and resolve disputes through ritual, rather than
In contemporary fiction and academic-world-building manuals, ilmalikes are used as a model to explore how communities