Origin of World Religions
S
imilar to living organisms, religions are born in history and they
gradually develop into living traditions
and affect the lives
of their
followers. Belief systems originate in certain
localities within the
context
of culture and even geography. From their
rudimentary forms
, religions
continually evolved into complicated systems replete
with rites and
practices
that made recruitment of members necessary. Quite
unfortunately, other
religions also decline as in the case of Zoroastrianism
that once flourished
in South Asia but is now only confined to Iran, India
, and Central Asia
They may also give impetus to establish new movements within religious
groups, such as in the case of Buddhism that may be viewed
as a reaction
to the overly ritualistic beliefs and the exclusivity of Hinduism.
They
may
also contribute to the foundation of other religions,
such as those themes
Christianity borrowed from Judaism, and themes Islam borrowed from both
Christianity and Judaism (Brasswell 1994). This lesson will deal with the
of roligione along with the geographical context and cultural milion
origin

what is the belief about origin of the world religion
and how to summary it
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