What creates culture is a commonly-held view of the world and widely-accepted rules of behaviour. The world-view is passed from generation to generation by living myth -- stories that are constantly expanded and reinterpreted. Members of the society are dipped in the myth. The myth allows them to see themselves as part of the continuing story of their society. The priests are the "experts" on the way things "really" are. The rules range from customary ways of greeting all the way to formal criminal law. Again, expertise is required. The priesthood plays a special role here. They are not just story tellers. They enforce the rules. They have an impact on the daily lives of the citizen. We tend to regard the world view of other cultures as quaint and "interesting", primitive, unscientific ... We regard the laws and they way they are informed in other cultures as equally quaint and arbitrary. But our own culture has it's priesthood, which, when viewed obj