2007-01-25 13:04:29 · 4 answers · asked by money boy gifuto 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They are the places were people go to worship the God that they believe in, and they pray to worship.
2007-01-25 13:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by greencoke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They(the temples) were purpose built with that in mind. The temples were the corporeal home of the resident divinity. Prayer in the context of personal prayer, of one to one contact with the deity is not whats going on here. The prayer that took place was a corporate worship for the most part as a function of the liturgy of a state religion. This answer is mostly about Greek and Roman religious practice, but it applies to many other religions as well. You did not specify who the "They" were.
2007-01-25 21:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by colinchief 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Praise god together with others, maybe he'll hear it better. Religion for many has social aspects that keep them coming.
2007-01-25 21:14:16 · answer #3 · answered by longnosedquoll 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So the priest could hear what was on the peoples' mind and they could, if they wanted, report it to the ruler or retain the information for their own agenda.
2007-01-25 21:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋