Fergal Schmudlach
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Ancient Empires: Cain & Abel (Hebrew/Greek, 3rd c. BCE), Umisachi & Yamasachi (Japan, 712 CE)
🕑 Added 2021-08-05 03:57:48 +0000 UTCThe original conspiracy theory. In ancient myths from opposite sides of the globe, we find ancestral memories of the violent conspiracy that gave birth to class society. We also trace the growth of cosmologies of good and evil through class struggle and the growth of the great ancient empires: do we live in a cosmic empire? A cosmic insurgency? A cosmic counter-insurgency? Are the rulers good? Or are the rebels good? Or is it the rebels against the rebels who are good?
