ANTHR101 Lecture Notes - Theocracy, System Administrator, Anthro (Comics)
14 Mar 2014
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Different ideas: marxism: internal conflicts for resources. Some individual gains the means of production. People realize they are being treated unfairly. You pay some of the people extra to keep the people in line (coersion) When this stops working, you bring in religion to teach people to accept their god-given role. *not that this is when we invented religion, but this is when religion began being used in this manipulative way: warfare: external conflict for resources. Arable land is scarce so it must be won from others. The people who organize these raids and risk their life get the spoils. This gives rise to standing armies, creating greater complexities in sustenance, administration, and task specialization. The spoils must be managed: hydraulic: need to co-operate. Administration necessary to raise the quality of life for all. Efficiency and task specialization are selected for writ large: religion: need to manage large projects (temples)
