To me religion is when you practice something faithfully. It involves some sort of worship/praise of some higher being or of something (e.g. someone can watch a tv show religiously). With that said, religion doesn't necessarily have to involve spirituality, anyone can be religious.
According to Geertz religion is a foundation of beliefs which establish faith within an individual by providing explainations for how they became to be and the purpose of why they are. These beliefs are presented in such a way that they became factual to the believer, making their established faith more real and personal.
I agree that religion "acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and longlasting moods and motivations..." The beliefs within a religion motivates its believers to live in certain ways. The believers live in what ever way suggested by their religion because they believe that it would lead to a more pleasant life, it would please their god(s) (if they worship gods), and it would lead to a better afterlife (if one of their beliefs).
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