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The complexities of religious phenomena and their reflections in
various aspects of life have attracted the attention of scholars in other fields. Historians, philosophers, sociologists, and anthropoligists have each analyzed religion by their own specific methods. Reflections on religious beliefs have a long history, but the anthropological study of them began in the 19th century. Different theories have been set forth about the appearance of religion, its primitive forms and the historical processes of the formation ofreligion thoughts. Evans Prechard, who did significant researches in this field, considered the study of primitive religions essential for understanding the nature of religion and for determining the main characteristics of religious phenomena. In addition to explaining the theories on the primitive religions, he fairly criticizes them and gives suggestions for coming up with a complete theory of religion.