Most Ancient Aryan Society

Author(s): Ram Chandra Jain
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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5. THE ROLE OF RELIGION We have earlier discussed the historical conditions in which the principal world religions took their origin. They Principal were the principal adjuncts for the survival, Adjunct not growth, of the decaying tribal social system. The growth was brought by the penetration of the free spirit in the tribal way which contradicted the existing tribal system in one form or the other. The tribal thesis through the long course of 3000 years' life of Tribalism had throughout been opposed by the Gramaņic antithesis which forced the tribal Thesis to assume newer form. The anti forces attained more liberty in the newer tribal forms though subjected to still more and more violent and exploitative methods. The history of the last three thousand years is the history of the self-sacrifice of the spiritual forces under the violent and exploitative oppression of the material forces. The greatest weapon in the armoury of materialism has been Religion. Religion is not the opium of the people. It is much more. It is Materialism incarnate. It was nectar of the tribal rulers and the poison of the oppressed people.
Judaism kept the jewish race; which was a mixed race of the Semitic Babylonians, Medes, Samarians, Egyptians, Reactionary Role Ammorites and Moabites; integrated for a. of Religions few centuries in a home of its own but it soon disintegrated. Though Christianity was born of it, it also could not integrate the jewish society though it extended all help and friendship to its parent society through the long course of history.
Christianity assumed greater importance after the state patronage of Constantine. When Europe plunged into the dark ages Circa 800 A. D., it became the main driving and