List of religions and spiritual traditions

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The following is a list of religions and spiritual traditions, however it excludes modern religions, which can be found in list of new religious movements.

Note: A discussion of the ways in which "major religions" have historically been separated from the list of all religions can be found in the article Major world religions
Note: As there are countless small religions, many of which cannot be verified to be real or legitimate, only those religions with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable.
Note: The classification below is only one of a few possible, using a filter system for categorization. A group will be listed in a category as close to the top of the page as the definitions for the category allow. Even if multiple definitions are applicable a religion will, ideally, only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is inclusive.

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[edit] List of Religions

[edit] Abrahamic religions

A group of monotheistic traditions sometimes grouped with one another for comparative purposes, because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham.

[edit] Bábism

[edit] Bahá'í Faith

[edit] Christianity

See List of Christian denominations.

[edit] Gnosticism

[edit] Islam

see Divisions of Islam.

[edit] Judaism

(see also: Jew; Hebrews; Jewish Denominations; Jewish ethnic divisions)

[edit] Rastafarianism

[edit] Sabians

[edit] Samaritanism

[edit] Indian religions

Mostly religions that originated in Greater India that share a number of key concepts, namely Dharma and Karma and religions and traditions related to, and descended from, them.

[edit] Ayyavazhi

[edit] Buddhism

(see Schools of Buddhism)

[edit] Hinduism

(see also Contemporary Hindu movements)

[edit] Jainism

[edit] Sikhism

[edit] Iranic religions

Religions originating in the area known today as Iran

[edit] Manichaeism

[edit] Mazdakism

[edit] Yazdânism

[edit] Zoroastrianism

[edit] Taoic/Far Eastern/East Asian religions

Religions originating in east Asia.

[edit] Caodaism

[edit] Chondogyo

[edit] Confucianism

[edit] Shinto

[edit] Taoism

[edit] Yiguandao

[edit] Chinese folk religion

[edit] African diasporic religions

Religions originating but not entirely located in Africa

[edit] "Pagan" religions (Historical Polytheism, Indigenous Traditional)

Traditionally, these faiths have all been classified "Pagan" due to common elements of animism, shamanism and polytheism. However in recent times, scholars have begun to dispute this, preferring the terms "indigenous/primal/folk/ethnic religions", "historical polytheism" and "Neo-Paganism".

[edit] Indigenous religions

The orally transmitted canon of indigenous peoples, many involving some variant of animism and many defunct

[edit] African traditional religions

West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa

[edit] Eurasian

Asian
European

[edit] Native American religions

[edit] Pacific religions

[edit] Cargo cults

Religions appearing in Pacific tribal societies in the wake of Western culture.

[edit] Historical Polytheism

Further information: Prehistoric religion and History of religion

[edit] Ancient Near East

Main article: Ancient Near Eastern religions

[edit] Indo-European

Main article: Proto-Indo-European religion

[edit] Hellenism

Main article: Hellenistic religion

[edit] Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious or spiritual movements

[edit] Spiritualism

[edit] New Age

[edit] Esotericism

[edit] Mysticism

[edit] Left-Hand Path

Faiths teaching that the ultimate goal is separating consciousness from the universe, rather than being absorbed by it

[edit] Magic (religion)

[edit] Organizations promoting Ecumenism

[edit] Systems claiming not to be religions, but which have characteristics of religion

[edit] Other categorisations

[edit] By demographics

Main article: Religious demographics

[edit] By area

Further information: Religion geography

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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