2007-02-04 15:48:40 · 17 answers · asked by Truth is Divine 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes,not only oldest but also the best.
It is as old as the hills & shall continue & increase till the Sun & the Moon exist.
2007-02-04 15:51:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hinduism is generally considered to be the oldest religion still being practiced today. This ancient religion was born when the Aryan peoples migrated to Northern India and first put their religious tradition into writing. The texts they created are the Vedas, which were written around 1,500 B.C.E. (before common era) and have greatly influenced Indian culture ever since.
Several other religions are almost as old as Hinduism. Judaism traces its roots back to the patriarch Abraham, who lived around 1,800 B.C.E. While the Jewish people are descended from Abraham, it was Moses who first recorded the Torah, the Jewish holy text, in 1,400 B.C.E. Most sources consider the date of the Torah as the beginning of Judaism.
Zoroastrianism is sometimes called the world's oldest prophetic religion. It's certainly one of the earliest religions founded by one person. Scholars are not certain when the founding prophet Zarathustra actually lived. Some believe Zarathustra lived in the 6th century B.C.E., while others trace his writings to the 14th or 13th centuries B.C.E.
Hinduism has the oldest recorded roots in Dravidianism. Dravidianism was estimated to have been practised around 6000 to 3000BCE and as such predates Sumerian, Egyptian and Babylonian cultures
2007-02-04 23:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by danny's mom 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism is the oldest religion, definitely, it has its roots in prehistoric times.
Wicca and paganism do have elements that could even be older than Hinduism, but as a coherent faith (from what I know) they only arose in the last couple of centuries. I could be wrong though.
2007-02-05 00:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by lotusmoon01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. If you go back, the oldest with proof is Vedanta, which lends itself to the creation of Hinduism.
2007-02-04 23:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Indian culture is one of the oldest in existence, lasting as long as the Chinese.
2007-02-04 23:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think it's buddhism, if you choose from - Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.
Maybe, paganism oldest.
2007-02-05 00:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by e64f 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there are several pagan religions around as old alhough most are gone now; revived in last hundred years
2007-02-04 23:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by rostov 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so i think is at first anialisme
it may be Taoistime
about 5000 to 7000 years ago
2007-02-08 10:06:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a search on this.
Some say Hinduism
others say "witchcraft"
2007-02-04 23:57:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-02-04 23:52:00 · answer #10 · answered by Atheist Eye Candy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋