The Western religions are the religions that originated within Western culture, which are thus historically, culturally, and theologically distinct from...

Abrahamic religions and Iranian religions), Indian religions, East Asian religions, African religions, American religions, Oceanic religions, and classical...

religions, Indigenous religions, and new religious movements (NRMs), which are also used by scholars in this field of research. The world religions paradigm...

The Abrahamic religions or Abrahamism are a grouping of three of the major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) together due to their historical...

The Eastern religions are the religions which originated in East, South and Southeast Asia and thus have dissimilarities with Western, African and Iranian...

spiritual world should be embraced. Gnostic ideas influenced many ancient religions, which teach that gnosis (variously interpreted as enlightenment, salvation...

influence are Afro-American religion, which have their origins in Central and West Africa. Middle Eastern religions: Abrahamic religions are the largest group...

term Semitic religions most commonly refers to religions that were founded in Western Asia, such as Mandaeism (a pre-Abrahamic religion) and the Abrahamic...

and other religions and creeds which constitute an inseparable part of the historical heritage of Russia's peoples", including ethnic religions or paganism...

religions, African traditional religions are not idealisations; they seek to come to terms with reality as it is. Adherents of traditional religions in...

estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, though nearly all of them have regionally based, relatively small followings. Four religions—Christianity, Islam...

religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. These religions,...

divided religions into three broad categories: world religions, a term which refers to transcultural, international faiths; Indigenous religions, which...

studies, an ethnic religion is a religion or belief associated with notions of heredity and a particular ethnicity. Ethnic religions are often distinguished...

American religions, Baltic and Slavic religions, Confucianism, and the religions of Africa and Oceania. Eliade, Mircea ed. Encyclopedia of Religion (16 vol...

Chinese folk religion. The People's Republic of China is officially an atheist state, but the government formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism...

Publications. p. 127. "General Essay on Western Christianity", Overview Of World Religions. Division of Religion and Philosophy, University of Cumbria....

specific religions as religions, arguing that they are instead heresies, even if they are widely viewed as a religion in the academic world. Religion is a...

by religion: Abrahamic religions (West Asian religions or Western religions) Eastern religions Dharmic religions (Indian religions) Taoic religions (East...

Kingdoms adopted foreign religions such as Buddhism and Confucianism, which coexisted alongside native Korean traditional religions. Buddhism was introduced...

Lugira, the Traditional African religions are the only religions "that can claim to have originated in Africa. Other religions found in Africa have their origins...

of major Indian religions is not significant, or at least is of a different nature than in Western religions. Many Indian religions place greater emphasis...

The Punic religion, Carthaginian religion, or Western Phoenician religion in the western Mediterranean was a direct continuation of the Phoenician variety...

Ethnic religions (also "indigenous religions" or "ethnoreligions") are generally defined as religions which are related to a particular ethnic group (ethnoreligious...

religions also provided cohesion through a unified doctrine and practice shared by the nationwide community. The officially recognized new religions number...

Frisian and Saxon religions became extinct, and elements of the extinguished pagan religions were incorporated into the Christian religion even after conversion...

respective religions are of recent pedigree. The formation of ancient religions as objects of study coincided with the formation of religion itself as...

major religions, namely, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which are collectively known as native Indian religions or Dharmic religions and represent...

our own (Western) civilization and at the same time in key respects a deeply alien phenomenon. Sharon, Moshe (2004). Studies in Modern Religions, Religious...

of 27 to prove the unity between Eastern and Western religions and to preach a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality. His long-standing...