They carried with them the idea and the traditions that laid the foundation for the major religions of the western world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
他们传承下来的的思想和传统为西方世界的主要宗教——犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教——奠定了基础。
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In many religions, consciousness is closely tied to the ancient notion of the soul, the idea that in each of us, there exists an immaterial essence that survives death and perhaps even predates birth.