The Impact of Religious Thought on Ancient Yemeni Kingdoms in the Light of Modern Studies

Abstract

The ancient Yemeni religion stems from the environment and reality of southern Arabia, and the tangible thing about it is its penetration into the life of the ancient Yemenis in the period before Islam, as this was demonstrated by the construction of public buildings and cemeteries as well as religious buildings and others, Because religious belief is the moral motive of life, it became the development of religious thought, and religious life flourished in southern Arabia and reached a high level of progress and progress during the first millennium BC until the middle of the first millennium AD, and this civilization was carried out by several kingdoms, each occupied Ones an important aspect of that civilization, This research is limited to the study of religious thought and its impact on the ancient kingdoms of Yemen, which succeeded in its history by focusing on known idols, as well as on the temples and rituals practiced by the ancient southern kingdoms, and dealt with the religious aspect because of its significant impact on human civilization, Religion contributes to determining the form of political, economic and other systems, Therefore, studying the religion of any civilization helps to know the history of that civilization, and to know the views of its people about the universe and its creator, and the influence of man.