The term was also closely related to other terms like scrupulus (which meant "very precisely"), and some Roman authors related the term superstitio (which meant too much fear or anxiety or shame) to religiō at times. Religiō was most often used by the ancient Romans not in the context of a relation towards gods, but as a range of general emotions such as hesitation, caution, anxiety, fear feelings of being bound, restricted, inhibited which arose from heightened attention in any mundane context. In general, religiō referred to broad social obligations towards anything including family, neighbors, rulers, and even towards God. In the ancient and medieval world, the etymological Latin root religiō was understood as an individual virtue of worship in mundane contexts never as doctrine, practice, or actual source of knowledge. In classic antiquity, religiō broadly meant conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation, or duty to anything.
The medieval usage alternates with order in designating bonded communities like those of monastic orders: "we hear of the 'religion' of the Golden Fleece, of a knight 'of the religion of Avys'". Augustine, following the interpretation given by Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28. However, some modern scholars such as Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell have argued that religiō is derived from religare: re (meaning "again") + ligare ("bind" or "connect"), which was made prominent by St. According to Cicero, religiō comes from relegere: re (meaning "again") + lego (meaning "read"), where lego is in the sense of "go over", "choose", or "consider carefully". It is ultimately derived from the Latin word religiō. The term religion comes from both Old French and Anglo Norman (1200s AD) and means respect for sense of right, moral obligation, sanctity, what is sacred, reverence for the gods. See also: Religio and History of Religion Theories of religion offer various explanations for the origins and workings of religion, including the ontological foundations of religious being and belief. The study of religion comprises a wide variety of academic disciplines, including theology, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and social scientific studies.
A portion of the population mostly located in Africa and Asia are members of New religious movements. But many of the religiously unaffiliated still have various religious beliefs. The religiously unaffiliated demographic includes those who do not identify with any particular religion, atheists, and agnostics. About 84% of the world's population is affiliated with Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or some form of folk religion. There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide. Traditionally, faith, in addition to reason, has been considered a source of religious beliefs. Religions may contain symbolic stories, which are sometimes said by followers to be true, that may also attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena. Religions have sacred histories and narratives, which may be preserved in sacred scriptures, and symbols and holy places, that aim mostly to give a meaning to life. Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities and/or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture. ĭifferent religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith, a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Religious symbols: Christianity, Islam, Iese, Hinduism, Judaism, Baha'i, Eckankar, Buddhism, Jainism, Wicca, Unitarian Universalism, Sikhism, Taoism, Thelema, Tenrikyo, Shinto
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