{"id":6534,"date":"2021-09-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:39:37","slug":"79-inventing-religion-from-shrines-to-temples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=6534","title":{"rendered":"79. Inventing Religion: From Shrines to Temples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pt02pg79-Ritual-Phase-C.webp\" alt=\"As both religious rituals and urban administrative needs grew ever more complex, the priesthood grew more specialized and shrines became grand temples.\" class=\"wp-image-9817\" style=\"width:1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"fade\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6574\" data-id=\"6574\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-A-Archaic-Shrine-Intro-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-A-Archaic-Shrine-Intro-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-A-Archaic-Shrine-Intro-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6575\" data-id=\"6575\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-B-Archaic-Shrine-Foundation-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-B-Archaic-Shrine-Foundation-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/01-B-Archaic-Shrine-Foundation-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-B-Shrine-Platform-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-B-Shrine-Platform-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6580\" data-id=\"6580\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-C-Shrine-Walls-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-C-Shrine-Walls-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-C-Shrine-Walls-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6581\" data-id=\"6581\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-D-First-Shrine-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-D-First-Shrine-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/02-D-First-Shrine-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6582\" data-id=\"6582\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-A-Transition-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-A-Transition-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-A-Transition-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6583\" data-id=\"6583\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-B-Alcove-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-B-Alcove-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-B-Alcove-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6584\" data-id=\"6584\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-C-Second-Shrine-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-C-Second-Shrine-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/03-C-Second-Shrine-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6585\" data-id=\"6585\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04-A-More-Space-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04-A-More-Space-1.png 700w, https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04-A-More-Space-1-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6586\" data-id=\"6586\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/04-B-Third-Shrine-1.png\" 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344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">So I wanted to make sense of a long period in the development of religion\/political order, and do so efficiently. But how? A picture speaks a thousand words, yes, but <em>which<\/em> picture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">After weighing this and that, I decided to illustrate the architectural progression of sacred spaces during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">But wow, the archaeological research is pretty thin. You would think this had been studied every which way by now. Nope. All the research out there seems to ultimately be based on a single, mimeograph-looking report from 1981, itself based on a dig in the mid-1940s. I asked experts for help tracking down any other useful sources. Zilch. This was\u2026 less than ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">But worse\u2014nobody in the history of History has tried to re-create what all the various shrines and temples looked like (except for one temple). 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