, ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁scholar ly ▁cons ensus ▁over ▁what ▁precisely ▁constit utes ▁a ▁religion . ▁ ▁D ifferent ▁relig ions ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁contain ▁various ▁elements ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁divine , ▁sacred ▁things , ▁faith , ▁a ▁super natural ▁being ▁or ▁super natural ▁be ings ▁or ▁" some ▁sort ▁of ▁ult im acy ▁and ▁trans c end ence ▁that ▁will ▁provide ▁norm s ▁and ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁life ". ▁Relig ious ▁practices ▁may ▁include ▁rit uals , ▁ser m ons , ▁comm em oration ▁or ▁v ener ation ▁( of ▁de ities ▁and / or ▁sain ts ), ▁sacrific es , ▁festiv als , ▁fe asts , ▁tr ances , ▁initi ations , ▁fun er ary ▁services , ▁mat rim onial ▁services , ▁med itation , ▁prayer , ▁music , ▁art , ▁dance , ▁public ▁service , ▁or ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁human ▁culture . ▁Relig ions ▁have ▁sacred ▁histor ies ▁and ▁narr atives , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁preserved ▁in ▁sacred ▁script ures , ▁and ▁symbols ▁and ▁holy ▁places , ▁that ▁aim ▁mostly ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁meaning ▁to ▁life . ▁Relig ions ▁may ▁contain ▁symbol ic ▁stories , ▁which ▁are ▁sometimes ▁said ▁by ▁follow ers ▁to ▁be ▁true , ▁that ▁have ▁the ▁side ▁purpose ▁of ▁explaining ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁life , ▁the ▁universe , ▁and ▁other ▁things . ▁Trad itionally , ▁faith , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁reason , ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 0 , 0 0