Gorean culture is based on stereotypical gender based roles which is considered by many to be in conflict with BDSM where there is freedom for either gender to act in any role ( Male / Female as either Dom / sub or Top / bottom )

Some people, such as those living the Gorean lifestyle make use of an entire imaginary world.

The series has been variously referred to by several names including: Chronicles of Counter-Earth, Tarl Cabot Saga, Chronicles of Gor, and Gorean Saga.

The word " Gor " itself means " home stone " in the Gorean language ( the native language of the city-states in the northern temperate region, and a widely spoken lingua franca in many other areas ).

Women on Gor can attain the highest ranks of power on Gor, becoming the absolute rulers of Gorean cities.

It is noted that in the Gor novels Norman wrote of at least four Gorean cities that were ruled by women.

Distinctive Gorean symbols include various artistic renditions of the " kef " symbol ( Kef being the initial letter of kajira in the Gorean language ), the floral " dina " mark, and to a lesser extent other brands mentioned in Norman's Gor books.

The ratio has been presented as approximately 40 free women to one slave girl ( though the various hints about Gorean demographics given in different Gor novels are not entirely consistent and are difficult to reconcile with references in the novels to the cheapness and abundance of female slaves ).

" in the Gorean language, the most widely-spoken lingua franca in the known regions of the planet Gor ( this is one of the few complete Gorean-language sentences given in the Gor novels ).

The Gorean philosophy is a philosophy espoused in the science fiction novels by John Norman.

The Gorean humans are permitted advanced architectural, agricultural and medical skills ( including life extension ), but are forced to remain primitive in the fields of transportation, communication and weaponry ( at approximately the level of Classical Mediterranean civilization ) due to restrictions on technology imposed by the Priest-Kings.

* The problem with Gorean by a Gorean Lifestyler

The Gorean Kajira " kef " symbol.

The peoples of the Tahari desert correlate to the nomads of Arabia, the Gorean regions around Schendi to Amazon or Congo River valley populations.

* Alternative Albany The study of BDSM and Gorean lifestyles through the eyes of a dominant male.

The most conspicuous Gorean departure from mainstream modern norms is that Goreans promote sexual master-slave relationships.

BDSM concepts of servitude and slavery typically play a key role in Gorean dynamics.

The Gorean identity is founded on home, job, and social order.

Many who study and follow the Gorean morality do not own slaves.

Slavery is not required to be Gorean.

The home is of prime importance to the Gorean, and this applies as much to the city-state of origin, as to the current residence or camp.

Living Goreans, those who follow Gorean Morality here on Earth, hold the ideal of Home Stone very high.

The Caste system establishes the Gorean identity as strongly as homeland.

" A Gorean regards the welfare of their caste higher than their own, but in return, the caste provides welfare and charity when a caste member is in need.

The way in which many Living Gorean reflect the Gorean Morality, in their professions, is to establish a code for their profession that they follow.

Typically the Gorean principle of male dominance is this: Males tend to be dominant and females tend to be submissive.

Gorean women can own property, operate a business, and control family life in a Gorean household.

In Gorean society it is not believed that males are more intelligent or have more wisdom then females, but are considered physically stronger.

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