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The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates written history, which is roughly 7,000 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.
Now this temple is the largest temple compound in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world. [270] [273] Some of these structures have been renovated, expanded and rebuilt over the centuries as a living temple. Srirangam temple is often listed as one of the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world. [274] [275]
[c] The word Hindu is an exonym, [note 2] and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, [note 3] it has also been described by the modern term Sanātana Dharma (lit. ' eternal dharma ') emphasizing its eternal nature. [note 4] Another endonym for Hinduism is Vaidika Dharma (lit. ' Vedic dharma '). [web 1]
The Pyramid Texts from ancient Egypt, the oldest known religious texts in the world, date to between 2400 and 2300 BCE. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The earliest records of Indian religion are the Vedas , composed c. 1500–1200 BCE during the Vedic Period .
Soon after, writing was used to record myth. The first religious texts mark the beginning of religious history. The Pyramid Texts from ancient Egypt form one of the oldest known religious texts in the world, dating to between 2400 and 2300 BCE. [65] [66] [67] [unreliable source?] Writing played a major role in sustaining and spreading organized ...
Historical dictionary of new religious movements. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-4095-9 . Cousins, LS (1996), "The dating of the historical Buddha: a review article" , Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , 3, 6 (1): 57– 63, doi : 10.1017/s1356186300014760 , S2CID 162929573
By contrast, Md. Sayem characterizes Zoroastrianism as being one of the oldest monotheistic religions in the world. [22] Zoroastrians treat Ahura Mazda as the supreme god, but believe in lesser divinities known as Yazatas, who share some similarities with the angels in Abrahamic religions. [23]
Prehistoric religion is the religious practice of prehistoric cultures. ... the oldest known H. s. sapiens art. ... religions of the ancient world—that is, ...