The application of the above is essential in understanding monotheisms, that is their justification and effect on thinking. While believers consider these religions as proven and part of the natural order, I resist these positions and consider that they changed the way people thought.
Ideologies are rarely visible in the ancient world and where they did occur were part of kingly politics, but since the emergence of the three monotheisms the growth of ideologies, particularly political ones, have gained traction. Ideologies I suggest are part of the construction of powerful elites.