What religion did the stoneage believe in?

Answer 1

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I think its Hinduism

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As there are no written records of the beliefs of early man or indication of when the human fascination with the potential of spirits and deities initiated we can only assume that the "religions" in their earliest forms would have been pantheistic ( gods/spirits in everything). Fossil evidence is thin: a few burials with maybe flowers indicating a tribute going with the dead to somewhere, animal skulls which may have been totems, paintings to inspire magic success in hunting.

Written religious traditions as indicated in the Bhagavadgita (Hindusim) do not appear until long into the civilized periods of human cultures (three or four thousand years ago).

Another Thought

Religion is a formalises belief system, developed over generations of practice/worship.

The stone age was a time when mankind was learning his way in the world, developing skills, and beliefs.

What they believed in those days is not something we have any record of, except for a few pictographs and cave paintings. From those it might be surmised that they practiced some form of shamanistic spiritual path.

Answer 2

AnswerThe religion of the stone age people is called animism; it is the worship of the spirits that inhabit familiar objects in the environment. Many stone age people had shamans ("witch-doctors"), so their religion is sometimes also called shamanism.

Answer 3

Answer: Based upon a massive worldwide study of the most ancient inscriptions and the earliest levels of civilization, Dr. Wilhelm Schmidt (in his twelve-volume Der Ursprung Der Gottesidee) concluded that the original belief was monotheistic (see note 1 below). It was a simple belief in the Creator (Sky-Father) with no imagery of any kind. It gave way relatively quickly to polytheism and idolatry, but its traces could still be seen by the careful researcher, just as (for example) Proto-Indo European has left indelible marks within the later languages. Other traditions also are traceable worldwide, such as the religious significance of the number seven, and the immortality of the soul. The process by which the awareness of One God gave way to a belief in many gods, has been described by Scandinavian researchers (note 2 below) as splitting ("Gottespaltung"): the people gradually viewed God's attributes of truth, righteousness, fertility etc., as separate from Him, and afterwards personified and worshiped the attributes themselves, until God was largely forgotten. Maimonides describes (note 3 below) a comparable process (which probably happened alongside the aforementioned one), as follows: A couple of centuries after the Creation, mankind made a great mistake: They said that since God had created the stars and spheres and placed them on high, accordingly it is fitting for people to praise and glorify them and to treat them with honor. They perceived this to be the will of God, that people should magnify and honor the stars. They began to praise and glorify them with words, and prostrate themselves before them, because by doing so, they would - according to their false conception - be indirectly honoring God too. Notes: 1) Albright, "From the Stone Age," p.170; and J.A. Wilson, "The Culture of ancient Egypt," p.129. Also Baron, "A Social and Religious History," vol. I, p.44 and 311. Also James Meek, "Hebrew Origins," p.188, quoting Langdon, Lagrange and John Ross. Also Martin Nilsson, Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaften, 2nd ed., p.61, 141, 220 and 394. 2) G. W. Anderson, in "The Old Testament and Modern Study," p.287. Also Friedrich Baethgen, in Beitraege zur Semitischen Religionsgeschichte, p.288. Also Pallotino, "The Etruscans," p. 158 and 167. 3) Maimonides' Mishneh Torah (Hilchot Avodat Kochavim ch.1).

Answer 4

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Based upon a massive worldwide study of the most ancient inscriptions and the earliest levels of civilization, Dr. Wilhelm Schmidt (in his twelve-volume Der Ursprung Der Gottesidee) concluded that the original belief was monotheistic (see note 1 below). It was a simple belief in the Creator (Sky-Father) with no imagery of any kind. It gave way relatively quickly to polytheism and idolatry, but its traces could still be seen by the careful researcher, just as (for example) Proto-Indo European has left indelible marks within the later languages. Other traditions also are traceable worldwide, such as the religious significance of the number seven, and the immortality of the soul.
The process by which the awareness of One God gave way to a belief in many gods, has been described by Scandinavian researchers (note 2 below) as splitting ("Gottespaltung"): the people gradually viewed God's attributes of truth, righteousness, fertility etc., as separate from Him, and afterwards personified and worshiped the attributes themselves, until God was largely forgotten.
Maimonides describes (note 3 below) a comparable process (which probably happened alongside the aforementioned one), as follows:
A couple of centuries after the Creation, mankind made a great mistake: They said that since God had created the stars and spheres and placed them on high, accordingly it is fitting for people to praise and glorify them and to treat them with honor. They perceived this to be the will of God, that people should magnify and honor the stars. They began to praise and glorify them with words, and prostrate themselves before them, because by doing so, they would - according to their false conception - be indirectly honoring God too. Notes: 1) Albright, "From the Stone Age," p.170; and J.A. Wilson, "The Culture of Ancient Egypt," p.129.
Also Baron, "A Social and Religious History," vol. I, p.44 and 311.
Also James Meek, "Hebrew Origins," p.188, quoting Langdon, Lagrange and John Ross.
Also Martin Nilsson, Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaften, 2nd ed., p.61, 141, 220 and 394.
2) G. W. Anderson, in "The Old Testament and Modern Study," p.287.
Also Friedrich Baethgen, in Beitraege zur Semitischen Religionsgeschichte, p.288.
Also Pallotino, "The Etruscans," p. 158 and 167.
3) Maimonides' Mishneh Torah (Hilchot Avodat Kochavim ch.1).