All Religions provide a proto form of it. The villager runs to the witch or druid in the woods cuz no one in the village has an answer to their issues. This gi

All Religions provide a proto form of it. The villager runs to the witch or druid in the woods cuz no one in the village has an answer to their issues. This gives rise to a priest class that comes up with random answers and over time you have a natural selection process playing out selecting for stories, rituals, imagery etc etc that provide some kind of relief and value. The priesthood gets more powerful as the kings, queens and ruling class run to them too. Then you get a mutual dependency between the two groups where the clergy are given space to do what they do, in return they use their relationship with the plebs to legitimize the ruling class. To then challenge the priesthood in any part of the world, you have to wait for wealth and enlightenment or internal revolt within the priesthood.