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After 1789, sacred dynasty evolved to fit new national and popular paradigms and after 1848, mass politics. Traditional religion – bells and smells – is less predominant today, yet our so-called secular societies are just as religious as those of our forefathers and our orthodoxies are just as rigid and absurd as the old religions. An overarching theme then is the human need for religiosity and soteriology, providing every individual, family, nation with a righteous mission that gives meaning and shape to existence. ‘He who has a why to live for,’ says Nietzsche, ‘can tolerate any how.’
Overarching human need for religion and soteriology.
One theme of this history: family for many can be a privilege.
Slavery
