Religion

Religion

Mitigating Uncertainty

Ritual

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

Superstition

• 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:
  • [Friday the 13th (History.com)]

Prehistoric

• animism
• polytheism

Paleolithic

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

Neolithic

• examples
  • ritual burial
  • megaliths

Ancestor Worship

• Neolithic origins *

Organized Religions

• listed in approximate chronological order of development

Abrahamic religions

Judaism

• • Old Testament

Christianity

• • New Testament

Religion Categories

• World Religions
• Social Justice
• Ethics & Morality

Also:

• Religion Pedagogy & Teaching Strategies