The subject of anthropology and religion may go hand in hand in some science circles, but when approaching religion from a prospectus of science, some are likely to take a personal stance. If anthropology is the study of humanity and the nature based on sociology, and genetics, and religion is defined by a personal belief or a faith derived on that belief, than mixing the two subjects would be thought to be a simple task.

Anything that defines humanity, is in a sense a prime factor in the study of human nature, so religion would have to fit easily into this category; right? The problem with anthropological theories regarding religion is they're mainly based upon various ideas or degrees on which social structures or cognitive effect has resulted from these beliefs. From a science perspective we are no more cognitive than animals, living for the means of survival. But on another level we are much more, seeking recognition, and acceptance, adapting to social circles to avoid being left out.

Many anthropological theories are indigenous to religion, because the raise a degree of question-ability to whether religion is just social standard or a real belief. This would mean that any study involving religion would have to have wide cross sections of varying religious beliefs and how they have impacted social climate change, opposed to how they affect the individual person as a whole. To be honest no particular form of anthropology or single entity separates anthropological explanations of religion, instead it examines humanism, evolutionism, and cross-cultural comparisons to create a working model.

Religion in anthropology acts as part of a mechanism which causes change, but it only accounts for religion as being a function within humanism, and explanations of its role are secular and naturalistic, in its varying role. Another stance or theory suggests that religion is only a product of human culture and not nature or faith, which would dispel the existence of any form of higher power.

From a biological perspective we would have to understand how religion determines our growth based on the religion we follow. How does it affect mankind on a whole, and how has this exposure changed us throughout history. Genetically religion has barely any standard that has relation to culture or change in humans during the course of our history.

Physically religion has played a big role on how we have become organized units or social groupings based on

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