Universal History: The Symbolism of Nationalism - with Richard Rohlin

In one of our most important Universal History episodes yet, Richard Rohlin takes us through the origin of nationalism, what nations are, what they need to exist, and where they come from. How do these narratives about identity fit into what we have been calling Universal History? And how can we properly participate in the world around us?- AMBORIA KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strangeowlgames/amboria-roleplaying-in-the-world-under-starlight- Support the Patreon for Richard Rohlin's project: https://www.patreon.com/strangeowlgames--------------------Timestamps:00:00:00 - Coming up next...00:00:56 - Intro music00:01:21 - Introduction00:01:51 - Role-playing game00:03:06 - What is Universal History?00:04:15 - The mythical content of Universal History00:11:43 - The hierarchy of stories00:30:32 - The search for the national epic00:36:20 - A national identity00:42:24 - America00:44:18 - Canada00:46:11 - Different national epics00:53:35 - Idolatry in a hierarchy01:02:38 - The Founding Fathers01:05:11 - A story you can participate in01:06:25 - The liturgical year01:09:02 - Receive your tradition01:11:41 - Stories around the campfire--------------------💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau 🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe 🔒 BECOME A PATRON Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageauOur website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.