Religion

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Religion

Mitigating Uncertainty[edit | edit source]

Ritual[edit | edit source]

  • burial
  • sacrifice
    • purpose
    • types of sacrifice
      • animal sacrifice
      • human sacrifice

Superstition[edit | edit source]

  • 13 and Friday the 13th superstitions
    • many ancient counting systems, especially Babylonian, were 12-base
      • therefore 13 marked a bad number
    • in Christianity, Judas was considered the 13th disciple at the Last Supper
      • since he betrayed Jesus, 13 is associated with him
      • it is likely that the prejudice against pre-existed the story of the Last Supper and Judas
  • see:


Prehistoric[edit | edit source]

  • animism
  • polytheism

Paleolithic[edit | edit source]

  • conceptual thought
  • spirituality
  • examples
    • cave paintings
    • pictograms
    • figurines
      • Venus figurine
      • lion man
      • totemism

Neolithic[edit | edit source]

  • examples
    • ritual burial
    • megaliths

Ancestor Worship[edit | edit source]

  • Neolithic origins *

Mythology[edit | edit source]

Polytheism[edit | edit source]

Organized Religions[edit | edit source]

  • listed in approximate chronological order of development

Hinduism[edit | edit source]

Zoroasterism[edit | edit source]

Bhuddism[edit | edit source]

Abrahamic religions[edit | edit source]

Judaism[edit | edit source]

    • Old Testament

Christianity[edit | edit source]

    • New Testament

Islam[edit | edit source]

Religion Categories[edit | edit source]

Also: