noun
primitive religion
Academic term referring to the earliest forms of religious belief and practice in human societies, often studied in anthropology and religious studies.
原始宗教の研究は、人類の文化の起源を理解する上で重要だ。
The study of primitive religion is important for understanding the origins of human culture.
Compound of 原始 (primitive, original) and 宗教 (religion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern academic coinage.