Nordenholt’s Million · Question
How does Nordenholt’s Million develop the theme of Religion and Fanaticism?
Answer
Nordenholt’s Million by J. J. Connington develops Religion and Fanaticism across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
The Reverend John P. Wester represents the dangerous rise of religious fanaticism, which Nordenholt sees as a threat to rational order, leading to conflict between emotional faith and pragmatic governance.
The mad alchemist's invocation of Jahveh and the Voodoo priest at Piccadilly Circus show how religious fanaticism fills the void left by collapsed institutions.
Wester's transformation from Christian preacher to prophet of a bastard Buddhism illustrates how fanaticism can exploit exhaustion and despair, threatening social order.
Evidence in the book
- XII: Nuit Blanche
The mad alchemist's invocation of Jahveh and the Voodoo priest at Piccadilly Circus show how religious fanaticism fills the void left by collapsed institutions.
- Per Iter Tenebricosum
Wester's transformation from Christian preacher to prophet of a bastard Buddhism illustrates how fanaticism can exploit exhaustion and despair, threatening social order.
