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The gods and spirits of old mythologies as well as the spiritual and moral precepts of the world’s contemporary religions naturally have a close relationship to people’s world views and frames of reference. Since a person’s relationship to the transcendental and supernatural is characteristically abstract, religions and ethical systems are particularly important sources of cultural differences.
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Diaz-Guerrero, R., Szalay, L.B. (1991). Religion, Morality. In: Understanding Mexicans and Americans. Cognition and Language. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0733-2_8
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