RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND CULTURE IN ANCIENT TIMES

This study analyzes the formation of early religious beliefs using a historical-developmental approach. It examines the emergence of religious concepts in human consciousness, their stages of development, and the characteristics of their origin in different regions from a scientific perspective. The research also explores the worldview of early human societies in adopting religious beliefs, as well as the influence of social and spiritual factors on this process. Furthermore, early forms of belief are considered in terms of their religious, scientific, historical, and modern interpretations, and their role and significance in the development of society are substantiated.