The attempt to define religion is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning for the most part with the European Enlightenment of the eighteenth century.

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Before the European Enlightenment, religion was more intertwined with daily life and culture, and not distinctly categorized or analyzed in the abstract, systematic way that began in the Enlightenment period.

The Attempt to Define Religion Is a Relatively Recent Phenomenon