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afterlife Ahura Mazdah ancient apocalyptic Asherah Atonement attained became become belief Bhakti Bodhisattva body Brahman Buddha Buddhism centred century B.C. Christ Christian Church conception of deity cosmic covenant creation Creator cult culture destined divine divine grace doctrine earth Egypt Enlil eschatology established eternal ethical monotheism eucharist evil existence fact faith functions goddess gods Haoma heaven Hebrew Hindu Hinduism history of religion Holy human immortality incarnate influence interpretation Islam Israel J. G. Frazer Jesus Judaism karma knowledge Krishna living Lord Mahayana maintained mankind Marduk Mesopotamia Messiah millennium B.C. Mithras monolatrous monotheistic mystery mystical nature Nevertheless nirvana origin Orphic Palaeolithic pantheistic phenomenal post-exilic priesthood primeval principle prophets purpose Qur'an reality rebirth redemption regarded religious revelation rites ritual sacramental sacred sacrifice salvation saviour significance solar soul spiritual supreme symbolism Temple theistic theology Theravada tion tradition transcendent transcendental truth ultimate universe Upanishads Vedic Vishnu worship Yahweh Zoroastrian