So far, nature religions have been treated rather neglectfully in education. However, they embody the oldest forms of spirituality on our planet and thus represent the oldest religious communities: the religions of ethnic or indigenous cultures. Due to the lack of written language in indigenous cultures, these have been passed down primarily orally and in the form of objects to this day. Worldwide, more than 232 million people currently identify with various nature religions. This thematic issue offers a wealth of material for student-centered and action-oriented exploration of the four major nature religious ideas in the worldviews of hunter-gatherers, early farmers, ancient cultures, Germanic traditions, and contemporary indigenous cultures, both in the classroom and in interdisciplinary projects. Contents include: Timeline of nature religious ideas, Graves - Gates to the Afterlife, The Minotaur - Monster or Bull God, The Olympic Gods, Fantasy Journey to a Stone Age Tribe, Sacred Trees - Intelligent Beings.