Despite the concept of power’s ubiquity in all aspects of history, its definition remains very difficult to comprehend. When observing this confounding type of authoritative dominance, it is of significant importance to consider the surroundings influences from the society. Most dictators, regimes, and even parents gain power based on the specific religious, societal and cultural influences that surround them. Power itself is civilization-appointed dominance that relies on the existing religious and cultural biases from that culture and era; therefore this constitutes power as a root source of conflict due to the inherent theological and cultural clouts.
Often times, power is appointed or guided by a surrounding civilization with similar interests. A civilization, according to Samuel P. Huntington, is a cultural grouping of people and identity defined by “language, history, religion, customs, institutions, and by the subjective self identification of people” (Huntington, 24). Civilizations purposefully differ in all forms of identification while
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It is difficult to find a definition for power that satisfies these changes and developments. However, because power is a dominance based off of religious, cultural, societal and racial influences, the very definition of power remains constant over centuries. Instead, the specific influences and biases that change over time are what affect the form of power as well as the actions we undertake when under authority. For example, during the Haitian Revolution, the gran blancs thought of themselves as superior due to their inherent religious biases. However, this specific example of racial superiority power has waned due to the change in our cultural and racial views. This transformation is visible as societal and cultural views have shifted, thus altering what those in power are focused