— and ▁many ▁movements ▁come ▁and ▁go ▁with ▁little ▁long - term ▁effect — has ▁relatively ▁little ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁proph ets , ▁who ▁appear ▁with ▁surprising ▁regular ity , ▁but ▁more ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁institution al ize ▁the ▁movement ." ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁religion ▁has ▁taken ▁different ▁forms ▁in ▁different ▁cult ures . ▁Some ▁relig ions ▁place ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁belief , ▁while ▁others ▁emphas ize ▁practice . ▁Some ▁relig ions ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁subject ive ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁individual , ▁while ▁others ▁consider ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁community ▁to ▁be ▁most ▁important . ▁Some ▁relig ions ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁universal , ▁bel ieving ▁their ▁laws ▁and ▁cosm ology ▁to ▁be ▁binding ▁for ▁everyone , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁pract iced ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁closely ▁defined ▁or ▁local ized ▁group . ▁In ▁many ▁places , ▁religion ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁public ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁education , ▁hosp it als , ▁the ▁family , ▁government , ▁and ▁political ▁hier arch ies . ▁ ▁Anth rop olog ists ▁John ▁Mon og han ▁and ▁Peter ▁Just ▁state ▁that , ▁" it ▁seems ▁apparent ▁that ▁one ▁thing ▁religion ▁or ▁belief ▁helps ▁us ▁do ▁is ▁deal ▁with ▁problems ▁of ▁human ▁life ▁that ▁are ▁significant , ▁persistent , ▁and ▁int ol er able . ▁One ▁important ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁religious ▁belief s ▁accomplish ▁this ▁is ▁by ▁providing ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ideas ▁about ▁how ▁and ▁why ▁the ▁world ▁is