Religion is a precise
fundamental set of beliefs and practices commonly agreed upon by a number of
persons or sects. It is a word which refers to approaches to human spirituality
which normally takes in a set of narrative, symbols, beliefs and practices,
usually with a supernatural or transcendent quality, which give meaning to the
practitioner’s experiences of life through reference to a higher power of
truth.
Religion may be
expressed through ritual, prayer, meditation, music and art, among other
things. It may center on specific metaphysical, supernatural, and moral claims
about reality which may give in a set of ethics, religious laws and specific
lifestyle. Religion also includes ancestral or cultural traditions, history,
writings and mythology in addition to personal practices related to communal
faith and to group rituals and communication stepping from shared belief.
