1. What is religion and are there certain dimensions that could help define it? In order to organize, people came together around a set of beliefs. These worldviews relate to them and they have created a cultural system that we call religion.1.1 Practices and rituals are something that all religions have, starting with prayers, offerings, pilgrimage, etc… By example, Sufi whirling in Islam is a form of custom. dance, through which dervishes aim to reach the source of all perfection.1.2 Prayer is present in most religions and it gives an emotional dimension, because through it the person experiences something that was normally hidden from human understanding.1.3 Myths and stories passed down through the eons. For example, the winter solstice has always been a 3-day event, when the Sun is at its lowest, which has inspired people to create stories such as the story of the fight of Osiris and Seth, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, etc… 1.4 Doctrines and dogmas are very important in all religions and, in some cases, they are the cause of schisms. For example, different int...