Growing up with children's books portraying world religions as quaint cultural superstitions reveals our society's fatal blindness. Modernity can see religion's outer trappings but remains INCAPABLE of comprehending its soul. Throughout history, religion wasn't just important—it was EVERYTHING, propelling entire civilizations. This anthropological exploration explains why religious belief dominates every successful society and what catastrophic patterns emerge when cultures abandon the divine.

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The Fate of Empires by Hubbard

Religions of the World by Houston Smith

Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith

The Decline of the West by Spengler

The Lessons of History by Will Durant

Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant

Caesar and Christ by Will Durant

The Life of Greece by Will Durant

The Age of Faith by Will Durant

a History of Philosophy by Will Durant

Examined Lives by James Miller

A History of the World by CJ Meyers

A History of the World by McNeil

A History of the Arabs by Sir John Glubb

Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quiggley

The Evolution of Civilizations by Carroll Quiggley

Europe: A History by Norman Davies

A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia by David Christian

A Secular Age by Charles Taylor

Cotton, Climate and Candles by Bulliet

Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary

Al Muqahdimmah by Ibn Khaldun

A History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer

A Secret History of the World by Mark Booth

The Sacred History by Mark Booth

The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist

Strategy by Lawrence Freedman 

Sex and Civilizations by JD Unwin

Atrocities by Matthew White

The Dictators by Richard Every

Spiteful Mutants by Edward Dutton

Dominion by Tom Holland

The Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt

The Gateway Protocol by Robert Monroe

A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson

Empty Planet by Brocker and Ibbitson

Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan

The Ancient City by Foustel de Coulanges

Nihilism by Seraphim Rose 

Behavior by Sapolsky

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jon Haidt