Exploring the Intersection of Religion and Modernity: A Classicalist's View
In a recent study, a classicist has challenged the modern view of the origins of religion. Professor Jens-Uwe Krause of the University of Tübingen argues that the belief in gods and rituals are not a product of the development of agriculture and urbanization in the second millennium BCE, as many modern scholars believe. Instead, he suggests that religion has much earlier roots, which had already been established in the Stone Age. Professor Krause says his research reveals that religion is “a basic feature of human behavior, rather than a recent development.”
source: Phys.org