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The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates written history, which is roughly 5,000 years old. [1] A lack of written records results in most of the knowledge of pre-historic religion being derived from archaeological records and other indirect sources, and from suppositions. Much pre-historic religion is subject to continued debate.
18434872. Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History, originally published as Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History is a wallchart that graphically depicts a Biblical genealogy alongside a timeline composed of historic sources from the history of humanity from 4004 BC to modern times.
Byzantine image depicting Jesus as Christ pantocrator. 4 BC: Nativity of Jesus.According to the Gospel of Luke, his birth occurred in the town of Bethlehem during the reigns of King Herod the Great of Judaea and the Roman Emperor Augustus, and he was the son of the Virgin Mary, who conceived him by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Pages in category "Religion timelines". The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Timeline of religion. Template:Timelines of religion.
1521 Ferdinand Magellan claims the Philippines for Spain, first mass and subsequent conversion to Catholicism, first in East Asia. 1522 Luther translated the Bible by himself, producing the German New Testament translation also known as the Luther Bible. 1524 The Freedom of the Will published by Erasmus.
v. t. e. The history of religion refers to the written record of human religious feelings, thoughts, and ideas. This period of religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). [ 1 ] The prehistory of religion involves the study of religious beliefs that existed prior to the advent of written records.
The Thai Kingdom of Sukhothai is established, with Theravada Buddhism as the state religion. 1244: Eiheiji Soto Zen Temple and Monastery are established by Dogen Zenji. c. 1250: Theravada overtakes Mahayana—previously practised alongside Hinduism—as the dominant form of Buddhism in Cambodia; Sri Lanka is an influence in this change. 1260–1270
e. The evolutionary origin of religionand religious behavioris a field of study related to evolutionary psychology, the origin of languageand mythology, and cross-cultural comparison of the anthropology of religion. Some subjects of interest include Neolithic religion, evidence for spirituality or cultic behavior in the Upper Paleolithic, and ...