Posted by unknown on 12/25/2004, 2:08 pm, in reply to "surely"
i would concur.
the question was not what form of religous or spiritual practice was carried out by the majority of our ancestors.
the question, was what do the halos represent? that being said, the halos are usually portrayed (here in the west) in religous, and specifically in my experience, christian pictures. though, i know they appear in many other religous art, the christian form of worship is essentially adopted from the ancient, tribal, and ""pagan"" type practices. hence 'sun' worship, became 'son' worship.