The Evolutionary Masks of Love: Continuities between Judeo-Christian Religious Love and Modern Secular Love. a Sociological Genealogy

The aim of this proposal is to make a sociological approach to the evolution of love, establishing a series of links between some of the main religious the formulas that arise in axial Judaism and Christianity, and the romantic and confluent love, characteristic of modern societies. To carry it out, firstly, we analyze love in historical axial Judaism, reflection on the Ahab Ahavah formula, the predominant one in this new religious scenario. Secondly, to study the Christian drift of love, we first analyze how the emergence of this new religious faith (Christianity) provokes a change in the Jewish way of understanding it (love). Subsequently, we analyze some of the three main formulas in which love materializes in Christianity: Agape, Caritas and Amor Sui. Regarding modern love, we first carry out a contextualization focused on the processes of secularization and individualization, and their impact on it. Afterwards, we present the main features that define both romantic and confluent love, and finally, we analyze the Judeo-Christian characters inherited for such types of love. The methodology used focused on the literature review and theoretical reflection based on this review. The research carried out allows us to establish sociological continuities between Judeo-Christian religious love and modern secular love in the terms used throughout the paper.