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diff --git a/content/posts/2026/studying-religion-as-a-power-system/index.md b/content/posts/2026/studying-religion-as-a-power-system/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc56fd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/studying-religion-as-a-power-system/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +title: "Studying religion as a power system" +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:11.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:11.000Z +draft: false +excerpt: "Religion is studied here as a power system, not a faith system. The questions are always how did this work, not is this true. That distinction matters because the interest … Read more" +categories: + - Dark Culture +tags: + - format-long-form + - identity + - politics + - tone-philosophical +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/studying-religion-as-a-power-system/cover.png + alt: "Religious architecture deconstructed into power system diagrams" +legacy_wp_id: 16132 +--- +Religion is studied here as a power system, not a faith system. The questions are always how did this work, not is this true. That distinction matters because the interest is in the mechanics of loyalty construction, narrative transmission, and institutional persistence — the same mechanics that apply to building a community, a brand, or a political movement. + +## The research + +The Abrahamic deep dive was self-directed. Judaism, Christianity, Islam — studied through their primary texts, not through commentary. The Torah’s covenant structure. The Christian church fathers’ reasoning about belief without direct experience. The Quran’s relationship to the traditions that preceded it. Each tradition examined for the same thing: how did this system build loyalty that persists across millennia? +Diff truncated (52 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
