RLG100Y1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - About Religion (Introduction Sept 12th).docx
Document Summary
Religion plays a central role in the lives of most people around the world and we cannot understand others without understanding their faiths. Looking both ways from stonehenge: basic human religion. Stonehenge = one of several ancient rock structures thought to have been constructed for ritual purposes. People initially thought of it as a large sundial; however its position allows it to have acted as a spot for a possible summer solstice ritual in ancient times. Some concepts that seem fundamental to religion are shared by virtually all human cultures, including powerful gods, sacred places, a life of some kind after death, spirits that interact with humans in the physical world. These concepts are all so old and widespread that it is impossible to determine from where they first emerged. Historically, humans have imagined the world to consist of three levels: sky, earth, and underworld.
