List of religions and spiritual traditions

While the word religion is hard to define, one standard model of religion used in religious studies courses defines it as a […] system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.

List of religions and spiritual traditions

While the word religion is hard to define, one standard model of religion used in religious studies courses defines it as a […] system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.