ABSTRACT
Once upon a time-but really, in every place and in everytime-art was religious. Eight thousand years ago Europe, Asia,and Africa were already full of sculpted gods, goddesses, and totemic animals. According to various accounts there were bull-gods, butterfly-gods, bird-goddesses, frog-goddesses, and deities that were nothing more than lumps of uncarved stone. Neolithic people left offerings, built altars, and chipped at rocks and bones to make images of gods.
