The social scale a religion can bind grows with the deity’s remoteness

Evidence

The discovery of periodicity in the heavens enormously strengthened the position of religion in its control over time and continuity. — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 646 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rural folk religion reinforces group boundaries through local sacred markers; Urban high religion teaches rule-following rather than group loyalty; Astronomical periodicity strengthened religious monopoly over time — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 646 (+9 more)

Related

• Astronomical periodicity strengthened religious monopoly over time (similarity 0.82)
• Rural folk religion reinforces group boundaries through local sacred markers (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Urban high religion teaches rule-following rather than group loyalty #exemplifies (0.85)
• Rural folk religion reinforces group boundaries through local sacred markers #expands (0.78)
• Astronomical periodicity strengthened religious monopoly over time #expands (0.75) — Harold Innis, The Bias of Communication, 646