The following is a list of religions.

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 several 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.

Major religious groups as a percentage of the world population in 2005. ...

Abrahamic religions

A group of monotheistic traditions sometimes grouped with one another for comparative purposes, because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham. map showing the prevalence of Abrahamic (purple) and Dharmic (yellow) religions in each country. ... For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album) In theology, monotheism (from Greek one and god) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ... “Abram” redirects here. ...

Bábism

• Azali
• Bábism

The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. ... Mirza Yahya Nuri ( 1831 - 29 April 1912) or often called Subh-i Azal (Morn of Eternity) was a Persian religious leader. ... The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. ...

Bahá'í Faith

This article is about the generally-recognized global Baháí community. ...

Christianity

see List of Christian denominations for greater detail Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... List of Christian denominations (or Denominations self-identified as Christian) ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships. ...

• Adamites
  • Brethren of the Free Spirit
  • Picards
• Arianists
  • Arian Catholicism
• Eastern Christianity
  • Assyrian Church of the East
    • Nestorianism
      • Church of the East & Abroad
  • Armenian Apostolic Church
  • Eastern Catholicism
  • Eastern Orthodoxy
    • Western Orthodoxy
    • Other Eastern Orthodox Churches
      • Greek Old Calendarists
      • Macedonian Orthodox Church
      • Russian Old Believers
      • Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
      • Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
      • Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy
  • Oriental Orthodoxy (Miaphysitism doctrine, related to Monophysitism)
    • Antiochian Catholic Church in America
• Messianic Judaism (Only identified as Judaism by adherents and Christian missionaries; actually Jewish-rite Christianity)
• Western Christianity
  • Catholicism
    • Latin Rite (Roman Catholicism)
      • Catholic Charismatic Renewal
      • Hebrew catholics
    • Catholics not in communion with Rome
      • American Catholic Church in the United States
      • Catholic Apostolic National Church of Brazil
      • Catholic Apostolic Church
      • Celtic Catholic Church
      • Charismatic Episcopal Church
      • Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
      • Free Catholic Church
      • Liberal Catholic Church
      • Mariavite Church
      • Old Catholic Church
      • Palmarian Catholic Church
      • Philippine Independent Church
      • Polish National Catholic Church
      • Sedevacantism
      • true Catholic Church
  • Protestantism
    • Early Protestantism
      • Pre-Lutheran Protestants
        • Hussites
          • Moravians
          • Taborites
          • Unity of the Brethren
          • Utraquists
        • Lollards
        • Waldensians
      • Puritans
        • Hebrew Christians
    • High Protestantism
      • Anglicanism
        • Anglican Communion
          • Continuing Anglican Movement
      • Calvinist sects
        • Presbyterian
        • Reformed
      • Lutherans
    • Low Protestantism
      • Baptists (from the Calvinists)
      • Methodists (from the Anglicans)
        • Salvation Army
      • Radical Low Protestantism
        • Anabaptists
          • Amish
          • Hutterites
            • Bruderhof Communities
          • Mennonites
        • Apostolic Churches
        • Brethren Denominations
          • Church of the United Brethren in Christ
          • Plymouth Brethren
          • River Brethren
          • Schwarzenau Brethren
          • Social Brethren
        • Pentecostals and Charismatic
          • Oneness Pentecostalism
            • True Jesus Church
        • Pietists and Holiness Churches
        • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
    • Restorationism
      • Adventism
      • Christadelphians
      • Iglesia ni Cristo
      • Jehovah's Witnesses
      • Latter Day Saints or Mormons
        • Aaronic Order
        • Apostolic United Brethren
        • Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
        • Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
        • Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
        • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
        • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
        • Church of Christ with the Elijah Message
        • Community of Christ
        • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
        • Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
        • Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
        • Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
        • Restored Church of Jesus Christ
        • Sons Aumen Israel
        • True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days
      • Millerites
        • Seventh-day Adventist
      • Restoration movement (Campbell)
        • Churches of Christ
  • Swedenborgianism

Adamites being persecuted Adamites, or Adamians, were adherents of an early Christian sect (considered heresy by the Roman Catholic church) that flourished in North Africa in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th century. ... Free Sprit redirects here. ... The Picards were a sect of Neo-Adamites in the sixteenth century and earlier, in the Flemish Netherlands and in Bohemia. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article... Arian Catholicism is an ideological and theological tradition in Christianity it teaches to be true Catholic Christianity. ... Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches which developed in Greece, Russia, Armenia, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, northeastern Africa and southern India over several centuries of religious antiquity. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Assyrian Church of the East... Nestorianism is the doctrine that Jesus exists as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, or Logos, rather than as a unified person. ... // Headline text This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 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In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ... The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (Russian: , ), also called the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church. ... In 1921 a Synod created the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) in Kiev and ordained Metropolitan Vasyl (Lypkivsky) as its head. ... Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy (officially known as Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyivan Patriarchate, Ukrainian Українська Православна Церква Київсько&#1075... 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The American Catholic Church in the United States is an Old Catholic Christian denomination. ... The Catholic Apostolic National Church of Brazil (CANCB) is a national catholic church established in 1945 by Brazilian bishop Dom Carlos Duarte Costa, a former Roman Catholic bishop of Botucatu, who had been redesignated as the titular Bishop of Maura (an extinct diocese of North Africa), for administrative reasons. ... The Catholic Apostolic Church is the title belonging to the entire community of Christians (cf Catholic). ... The Celtic Catholic Church a Western Rite church that counts itself as both Catholic and Orthodox. ... Mass at the Cathedral of the King in Manila The International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (also known as the ICCEC or CEC) is an international Christian communion established as an Autocephalous Patriarchate in 1992. ... The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (Chinese: 中国天主教爱国会, pinyin: Zhōngguó TiānzhÇ”jiào Àiguó Huì), abbreviated CPA, CPCA, or CCPA, is a division, established in 1957, of the Peoples Republic of Chinas Religious Affairs Bureau to exercise state supervision over mainland Chinas Catholics. ... The Free Catholic Church are the German Section of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church. ... The Liberal Catholic Church is a form of Christianity open to theosophical ideas. ... The Mariavite Church is an independent Catholic and Christian church that emerged from the Roman Catholic Church of Poland at the turn of the 20th century. ... The Old Catholic Church is a community of Christian churches. ... The cathedral of Palmar de Troya The Palmarian Catholic Church (One Holy Catholic Apostolic and Palmarian Church) is a schismatic Catholic sect with its own pope, Peter II. He is a rival pope, or antipope, to Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) is a Christian church founded and based in the United States by Polish-Americans who were Roman Catholic. ... Sede vacante coat of arms, used by the Holy See from a Popes death to the election of his successor Sedevacantism (/sedÉ™vÉ™kæntizm/) is a theological position embraced by a tiny minority of Traditionalist Catholics which holds that the Papal See has been vacant since the death... The true Catholic Church (tCC) is a small Roman Catholic Conclavist (see sedevacantism) group based in Kalispell, Montana, United States. ... Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ... The Hussites comprised an early Protestant Christian movement, followers of Jan Hus. ... A Moravian can be: an ethnic group a Christian denomination This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Taborite (Czech Táborita) was a member of religious protestant community of the Bohemian city of Tábor during the Hussite Wars in the 15th century The people joined local peasants to develop a communist-like society. ... The Unity of the Brethren (Czech: Jednota bratrská, Latin: Unitas Fratrum, also known as Czech or Bohemian Brothers or Brethren) is a Christian denomination whose roots are in the pre-reformation work of Jan Hus, who was martyred in 1415. ... The Utraquists (Both-kinders) were moderate followers of Jan Hus, who maintained that the Eucharist should be administered to the people in both kinds, i. ... Lollardy or Lollardry was the political and religious movement of the Lollards in late 14th century and early 15th century England. ... The Waldensians, Waldenses or Vaudois are a Christian denomination believing in poverty and austerity, promoting true poverty, public preaching and the literal interpretation of the scriptures. ... The Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation. ... Note differences: Hebrew Christians identify themselves primarily as Christians. ... Anglicanism commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, the churches that are in full communion with the see of Canterbury. ... Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ... The Continuing Anglican Movement is a group of Christian churches which follow the Anglican tradition but which split from one or another province of the Anglican Communion because of their rejection of perceived orthodoxy. ... 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Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organisation. ... Anabaptists (re-baptizers, from Greek ana and baptizo; in German: Wiedertäufer) are Christians of the so-called radical wing of the Protestant Reformation. ... This article is about Old Order Amish, but also refers to other Amish sects. ... Hutterite women at work Hutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the 16th century. ... The Bruderhof Communities (German: place of brothers) are Christian faith-based communities with branches in New York and Pennsylvania in the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. ... The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations based on the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons. ... For the Jim Roberts religious movement, see The Brethren (cult). ... 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The True Jesus Church General Assembly which is located in Taichung, Taiwan. ... Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late-17th century to the mid-18th century. ... Holiness Churches are a Christian denomination within Protestantism, which has resulted from the Holiness renewal of the 19th century. ... “Quaker” redirects here. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      For other... The term Adventist can refer to One who believes in the Second Advent (usually known as the Second coming) of Jesus. ... Christadelphians (From the Greek Brothers in Christ) are a Christian denomination which developed in the United Kingdom and North America in the 19th century. ... The Iglesia ni Cristo (IPA: ) (also known as INC or Iglesya ni Kristo ; literally Tagalog for Church of Christ) is an independent, nontrinitarian[1] Christian church that originated in the Philippines[2] The INC was incorporated in the Philippines by Felix Y. Manalo on July 27, 1914;[3] The church... A Latter Day Saint (LDS) is a person who identifies with the Latter Day Saint movement and is a follower of Mormonism. ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name, most-often used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... The Aaronic Order was founded in 1942 by Maurice L. Glendenning. ... 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The FLDS Temple near Eldorado, Texas The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church) is the largest Mormon fundamentalist denomination[1] and one of Americas largest practitioners of plural marriage. ... The Pentacostal Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also known as the PLDS Church, is a sect of Mormonism organized in 1994-1995 by a study group called the LDS Scripture Readers, led by Michael Bethel, composed initially of independent Mormons and members of various Mormon sects. ... The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ is a Latter Day Saint church that was founded in Los Angeles, California by members of Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons in 1985. ... The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a sect of Mormonism headquartered in Independence, Missouri. ... The Restored Church of Jesus Christ is a tiny Latter Day Saint church headquartered in Independence, Missouri. ... Sons Aumen Israel is an eclectic Latter Day Saint religious group founded by Davied Israel (born Gilbert Clark). ... The Red Brick Store in Manti, Utah. ... William Miller The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the teachings of William Miller. ... The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated Adventist[1]) Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week, as the Sabbath. ... 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For a truer explaination of Swedenborgianism go to: http://www. ...

Gnosticism

• Christian Gnosticism
  • Ebionites
  • Cerdonians
    • Marcionism (not entirely Gnostic)
  • Colorbasians
  • Simonians
• Early Gnosticism
  • Borborites
  • Cainites
  • Carpocratians
  • Ophites
• Hermeticism
• Medieval Gnosticism
  • Cathars
  • Bogomils
  • Paulicianism
• Persian Gnosticism
  • Mandaeanism
  • Manichaeism
    • Bagnolians
• Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism
  • Sethians
    • Basilidians
    • Thomasines
    • Valentinians
      • Bardesanites

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Ebionites (Greek: Ebionaioi from Hebrew; , , the Poor Ones) were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around the land of Israel in the 1st to the 5th century CE.[1] Without authenticated archaeological evidence for the existence of the Ebionites, their views and practices can only be... The Cerdonians were a Gnostic sect founded by Cerdo, a Syrian, who came to Rome about 137, but concerning whose history little is known. ... In Early Christianity Marcionism is the dualist belief system that originates in the teachings of Marcion of Sinope at Rome around the year 144 (115 years and 6 months from the Crucifixion, according to Tertullians reckoning in Adversus Marcionem, xv). ... In early Christianity, the Colorbasians were a branch of gnostics, so called from Colorbasus, who improved on the visions of the gnostics that had preceded them. ... The Simonians were a Gnostic, Antinomian sect, of the second century, whose teachings, simonianism, regarded Simon Magus as its founder and which traced its doctrines back to him. ... According to Epiphanius of Salamis book Panarion/Adversus Haereses chapter xxv, xxvi and Theodorets Haereticarum Fabularum Compendium the borborites (or barbelos, barbelites, phibionites, stratiotici, coddians etc) were a extraordinarily filthy and evil Gnostic ophite sect. ... The Cainites, or Cainians, were a Gnostic and Antinomian sect who were known to worship Cain as the first victim of the Demiurge Jehovah, the Old Testament God, who was identified by many groups of gnostics as evil. ... Carpocrates was an early Gnostic from sometime in the second century A.D. who was mentioned by Clement of Alexandria in the Mar Saba letter discovered in 1958 by ancient historian Morton Smith. ... The Ophites is a blanket term for numerous gnostic sects in Syria and Egypt about 100 A.D. The common trait was that these sects would give great importance to the serpent of the biblical tale of Adam and Eve, connecting the Tree of Knowledge (of Good and Evil) to... Hermeticism should not be confused with the concept of a hermit. ... Cathars being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209. ... Bogomils was the name of a defunct Gnostic social-religious movement and doctrine which originated in Macedonia in X century at the time of Peter I of Bulgaria (927-969) as a reaction of the state and clerical oppression. ... Paulicianism was a Gnostic and Manichaean Christian sect that florished between 650 and 872 in Anatolia, outgoing from Armenia and the Eastern Themes of the Byzantine Empire. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Mandaeism. ... Manichean priests, writing at their desk, with panel inscription in Sogdian. ... The Bagnolians were a sect in the 8th century, deemed heretical, who rejected the Old Testament and part of the New. ... Syrian-Egyptian Gnostic Schools were ancient Gnostic sects from around the middle east, with some Judaic influences. ... Sethian is also a Finnish progressive metal band. ... Basilides (circa 117-138) was an early Christian religious teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      St Thomas... Valentinius more usually called Valentinus (c. ... The Bardesanites were a sect of the 2nd century, deemed heretical. ...

Islam

(see Divisions of Islam) For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... The religion of Islam has many divisions, sects, schools, traditions, and related faiths. ...

• Ghulat including(considered separate religions)
  • Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan)
  • Ahmadi
  • Druze
  • Submission
  • Zikri

• Kalam Schools
  • Ash'ari
  • Kalam
  • Maturidi
  • Murji'ah
  • Mu'tazili

• Kharijite
  • Ibadi (Only surviving sect)
  • Harūriyya
  • Azraqi
  • Sufri

• Shi'a

• • Ismailis
    • Mustaali / Bohra
  • Jafari
    • Twelvers
    • Alawites
    • Alevi / Bektashi
  • Zaiddiyah

• Sufism
  • Bektashi
  • Chishti
  • Mevlevi
  • Naqshbandi
  • Tariqah
  • Quadiriyyah
  • Suhrawardiyya
  • Tijani

• Sunni
  • Hanafi
    • Berailvi
    • Deobandi
  • Hanbali
    • Wahhabi
  • Maliki
  • Shafi'i

Ghulat (Arabic: غلاة extremists) is the adjectival form of Ghuluww (Arabic: غلو extremism). ... Also referred to as Yarsan or Yaresan and also Ali-Ilahis or Aliullahis by outsiders, is one of many Sufi orders in Iran, combining various syncretistic and Islamic ideas with a veneration of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law of Muhammad. ... This article is about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... Religions Druzism Scriptures Rasail al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom) Languages Arabic, Hebrew The Druze (Arabic: درزي, derzÄ« or durzÄ«, plural دروز, durÅ«z; ‎, Druzim; also transliterated Druz or Druse) are a Middle Eastern religious community whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of the Ismaili sect of... The United Submitters International (USI) is a religious group, founded by Rashad Khalifa. ... The Zikri (Arabic: ذكرى) faith is an offshoot of Islam concentrated in Makran, Balochistan (Pakistan and Iran). ... Kalam (علم الكلم)is one of the religious sciences of Islam. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kalam (علم الكلم)is one of the religious sciences of Islam. ... In Islam, one who follows Abu Mansur Al Maturidis theology, which is a close variant of Ashari school of thought. ... Murjiah (Arabic المرجئة) is an early Islamic school, whose followers are known in English language as Murjites or Murjiites(Arabic المرجئون). During the early centuries of Islam, Muslim thought encountered a multitude of infuences from various ethnic and philosophical groups that it absorbed. ... Mutazilah (Arabic المعتزلة al-mu`tazilah) is a theological school of thought within Islam. ... Kharijites were members of an Islamic sect in late 7th and early 8th century AD, concentrated in todays southern Iraq. ... Al-Ibāḍiyyah (Arabic الاباضية) is a form of Islam distinct from the Shiite and Sunni denominations. ... The branch founded by Habib ibn-YazÄ«d al-HarÅ«rÄ« held that it was permissible to entrust the imamate to a woman if she was able to carry out the required duties. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Shī‘a Islam, also Shi‘ite Islam, or Shi‘ism (Arabic ) is the second largest denomination of the Islamic faith. ... The Ismaili ( اسماعيلي, Persian Esmaaili) branch of Islam is the second-largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... This group is named Mustaali because they follow Imam Mustalli, after Imam Mustansir Billah, and not Nazaar whom the Aga Khan group consider as their Imam. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based primarily in India and Pakistan. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... Twelvers ( Ithnāˤashariyyah) are those Shiˤa Muslims who believe there were twelve Imāms, as distinct from Ismaili & Zaidi Shiite Muslims, who believe in a different number of Imams or in a different path of succession. ... Alawite is a Middle Eastern Syria. ... Alevis or Alevi-Bektashis (Kurdish: Alevi, Turkish: Aleviler or Alevilik) are a religious community in Turkey, and they make up some 20% of the population of the country. ... The Bektashism (Turkish: BektaÅŸilik) is an Islamic Sufi order (tariqat). ... Zaidiyah (Arabic:الزيدية Transliteration: Az-Zaydiyyah, Zaydi, or sometimes, Zaidi. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam which encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... The Bektashism (Turkish: BektaÅŸilik) is an Islamic Sufi order (tariqat). ... The Chishti Order was founded by Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami (the Syrian) (d. ... Whirling Dervishes perform near the Mevlevi Museum in Konya, Turkey. ... Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. ... Tariqah ( transliteration: ; pl. ... Qadiriyyah (Arabic: القادريه) (also transliterated Qadiri), is one of the oldest Sufi tariqas, derives its name from Abdul Qadir Jilani (also transliterated as Gilani) (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Gilan. ... Suhrawardiyya is the name of a Sufi order founded by Shihabuddin Yahya as-Suhrawardi. ... The Tijāniyyah (Arabic: الطريقة التجانية, transliterated: Al-ṬarÄ«qah al-Tijāniyyah, or The TijānÄ« Path) is a sufi á¹­arÄ«qah (order, path) originating in North Africa but now more widespread in West Africa, particularly in Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and Northern Nigeria and Sudan. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ... The Hanafi (Arabic حنفي) school is the oldest of the four schools of thought (Madhhabs) or jurisprudence (Fiqh) within Sunni Islam. ... See Barelwi The name Berailvi was taken from the Bareilly (city of Utter Pardesh, India), where a madrassah was established under the administration of Imam Ahmed Rida Khan (1856-1921). ... The Deobandi (Urdu: دیو بندی devbandÄ«) is an Sunni Islamic revivalist movement which started in South Asia and has more recently spread to other countries, such as Afghanistan, South Africa and the United Kingdom. ... Hanbali (Arabic: حنبلى ) is one of the four schools (Madhhabs) of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... Wahhabism (sometimes spelled Wahabbism or Wahabism) is a movement of Islam named after Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703–1792). ... This page deals with Islamic thought. ... The Šāfiˤī madhab (Arabic: شافعي) is one of the four schools of fiqh, or religious law, within Sunni Islam. ...

Judaism

(see also: Jew; Hebrews; Jewish Denominations; Jewish ethnic divisions) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Several denominations have developed within Judaism, especially among Ashkenazi Jews living in anglophone countries. ... Jewish ethnic divisions refers to a number of distinct Jewish communities within the worlds ethnically Jewish population. ...

• Contemporary divisions
  • Conservative Judaism (Masorti/Conservadox)
    • Union for Traditional Judaism
  • Humanistic Judaism (atheistic, not always identified as a religion)
  • Karaite Judaism
  • Orthodox Judaism
    • Haredi Judaism
    • Hasidic Judaism
    • Modern Orthodox Judaism
  • Reconstructionist Judaism (regards Jewish identity as primarily cultural, not religious)
  • Reform Judaism
• Historical groups
  • Essenes
  • Pharisees (ancestor of Rabbinic/Orthodox Judaism)
  • Sadducees
  • Sects that believed Jesus was a prophet
    • Ebionites
    • Elkasites
    • Nazarenes
  • Zealots
    • Sicarii
  • Sabbateans
    • Frankists

This article is about Conservative (Masorti) Judaism in the United States. ... Masorti means traditional in Hebrew. ... Conservadox is the term sometimes used to describe Jews whose beliefs and practices place them on the religious continuum somewhere between Conservative Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism. ... The Union for Traditional Judaism is a non-denominational Jewish communal services organization. ... Humanistic Judaism is a movement within Judaism that emphasizes Jewish culture and history - rather than belief in God - as the sources of Jewish identity. ... Karaite Judaism or Karaism is a Jewish movement characterized by the sole reliance on the Tanakh as scripture, and the rejection of the Oral Law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) as halakha (Legally Binding, i. ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... This article is about the Hasidic movement originating in Poland and Russia. ... Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance and values with the secular, modern world. ... Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-based Jewish movement, based on the ideas of the late Mordecai Kaplan, that views Judaism as a progressively evolving civilization. ... Reform Judaism can refer to (1) the largest denomination of American Jews and its sibling movements in other countries, (2) a branch of Judaism in the United Kingdom, and (3) the historical predecessor of the American movement that originated in 19th-century Germany. ... The Essenes (sg. ... For the followers of the Vilna Gaon, see Perushim. ... The sect of the Sadducees - from Hebrew Tsdoki צדוקי [], whence Zadokites or other variants - was founded in the 2nd century BCE, possibly as a political party, and ceased to exist sometime after the 1st century CE. The Hebrew name, Tsdoki, indicates their claim that they are the followers of the teachings... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... The Ebionites (Greek: Ebionaioi from Hebrew; , , the Poor Ones) were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around the land of Israel in the 1st to the 5th century CE.[1] Without authenticated archaeological evidence for the existence of the Ebionites, their views and practices can only be... Elkasites were members of an ancient Jewish sect, whose name was taken from its founder, Elxai. ... Nazarene may refer to: an artist in the Nazarene movement a member of the Church of the Nazarene. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Zealotry. ... Sicarii (Latin plural of Sicarius dagger- or later contract- killer) is a term applied, in the decades immediately preceding the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, to the Jewish Zealots, (or insurgents) who attempted to expel the Romans and their partisans from Judea: —Josephus, Jewish Antiquities (xx. ... Not to be confused with Sabians followers of an ancient religion in Babylonia. ... Jacob Frank (יעקב פרנק Yaakov Frank, Jakob Frank) (1726-1791) was a Jewish merchant who claimed to be the Jewish messiah. ...

Rastafarianism

Haile Selassie, Rastafari God and King Rastafarianism, or as adherents prefer to call it, the Rastafari movemant, or simply Rasta, is a religious movement that reveres the former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I - who as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and as the Lion of Judah, is...

Sabians

• Sabians of Harran
• Mandaean Nasaræan Sabeans

Not to be confused with Sabaeans, who were ancient people living in what is now Yemen. ... Yazdânism or Cult of Angels (also Yazdâni or Yazdanism) is a modern term for the monotheistic, though universalist, religion that was practiced by most Kurds up to the Islamization during the sixteenth century. ... Mandaeanism is a pre-Christian religion which has been classified by scholars as Gnostic. ...

Samaritanism

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Indian religions

Religions that originated in Greater India that share a number of key concepts and religions descended from them. Statue of Jain God Bahubali in Shravanabelagola, Karnataka attracts thousands of devotees. ... It has been suggested that Undivided India be merged into this article or section. ...

Ajivika

Ajivika (also transliterated Ājīvika) was an ancient philosophical and ascetic movement of the Indian subcontinent. ...

Ayyavazhi

Ayyavazhi (IPA: )(Tamil:அய்யாவழி [1] -Path of the father) is a dharmic belief system[2] which originated in South India in the 19th century. ...

Buddhism

(see Schools of Buddhism) A silhouette of a Buddha statue at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... There are many divisions and subdivisions of the schools of Buddhism. ...

• Mahayana
  • Humanistic Buddhism
  • Madhyamika
  • Nichiren
    • Soka Gakkai
  • Pure Land
  • Tathagatagarbha
  • Tiantai
    • Tendai
  • Yogacara
  • Zen
    • Caodong
    • Fuke Zen
    • Kwan Um School of Zen
    • Sanbo Kyodan
    • Sōtō
    • Ōbaku (school of Buddhism)
    • Rinzai
• Nikaya schools (which have historically been called Hinayana in the West)
  • Theravada
    • Amarapura Nikaya
    • Vijja Dhammakaya
    • Mahasthabir Nikaya
    • Ramañña Nikaya
    • Sangharaj Nikaya
    • Siam Nikaya
    • Thai Forest Tradition
    • Thammayut Nikaya
• Vajrayana
  • Shingon Buddhism
  • Tibetan Buddhism
    • Bön
    • Gelukpa
    • Kagyupa
    • Nyingmapa
    • Sakyapa
      • Jonangpa
• Scientology

Relief image of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin from Mt. ... Humanistic Buddhism (Chinese: 人間佛教; Pinyin: ) is a popular modern philosophy practiced mainly in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. ... Madhyamaka is a Buddhist philosophical tradition that asserts that all phenomena are empty of self-nature or essence (Sanskrit: Svabhāva), that they have no intrinsic, independent reality apart from the causes and conditions from which they arise. ... Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗派: Nichiren-kei sho shÅ«ha) is a branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk Nichiren (1222–1282). ... Soka Gakkai International or SGI is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 190 countries practicing a form of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. ... The Buddha Amitabha, 13th century, Kamakura, Japan. ... The Tathagatagarbha doctrine says that each sentient being contains the potential to become a Buddha. ... Tiantai (天台宗, Wade-Giles: Tien Tai) is one of the thirteen schools of Buddhism in China and Japan, also called the Lotus Sutra School because of its emphasis on the supremacy of that scripture. ... Tendai (Japanese: 天台宗, Tendai-shÅ«) is a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school. ... Yogācāra (Sanskrit: yoga practice), also spelled yogāchāra, is an influential school of philosophy and psychology that developed in Indian Mahayana Buddhism starting sometime in the fourth to fifth centuries C.E., also commonly known as consciousness-only or mind-only (Sanskrit: cittamātra) (although scholars increasingly... For other uses, see Zen (disambiguation). ... Caodong (Chinese 曹洞宗) is a Chinese Zen Buddhist sect founded by Dongshan Liangjie and his Dharma_heirs in the 9th century. ... Fuke Zen (Japanese: 普化禅) was a branch of Zen Buddhism which existed in Japan from the 13th century until the late 19th century. ... The Kwan Um School of Zen is an umbrella organization for the various Zen centers and groups founded by the Korean Zen master Seung Sahn. ... The Sanbō Kyōdan (Japanese: 三宝教団) is Zen Buddhist sect based in Japan. ... Sōtō-shÅ« (Japanese: 曹洞宗, Chinese: Cáodòngzōng) is one of the two major Japanese Zen sects (the other being Rinzai). ... ÅŒbaku (Japanese. ... There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Rinzai and Linji. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Early Buddhist schools. ... Hinayana (Sanskrit: inferior vehicle; Chinese:小乘, Xiǎoshèng; Japanese: Shōjō) is a term coined by the Mahayana, which appeared publicly around the 1st century CE. There are differing views on the use and meaning of the term, both among scholars and within Buddhism. ... Theravada (Pāli: theravāda; Sanskrit: स्थविरवाद sthaviravāda; literally, the Way of the Elders) is the oldest surviving Buddhist school, and for many centuries has been the predominant religion of Sri Lanka (about 70% of the population[1]) and most of continental Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand). ... The Amarapura Nikaya is a Sri Lankan monastic fraternity (a lineage of ordained monks) founded in 1800. ... The Dhammakāya Movement is a Buddhist movement founded in Thailand in the 1970s. ... The Mahasthabir Nikaya is a Bengali order of Buddhist monks. ... Ramanna Nikaya (or Ramanya Nikaya) is one of the most orthodox Buddhist orders in Sri Lanka. ... The Sangharaja Nikaya is a tradition of Theravada Buddhism, located in Bangladesh. ... The Siam Nikaya is a monastic order within Sri Lanka, located most predominantly around the city of Kandy. ... The Thai Forest Tradition is a loosely organized movement within Thai Theravadin Buddhism, emphasizing meditation and strict adherence to the vinaya over intellectual pursuits. ... Thammayut Nikaya (Pali), literally Those adhering strictly to the monastic dicipline, also known in the West as the Thai Forest Tradition, is an order of Theravada Buddhist monks in Thailand. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Shingon (眞言,真言), also called Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and one of two major sub-schools of Vajrayana Buddhism, the other being Tibetan Buddhism. ... Tibetan Buddhism is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, the Himalayan region (including northern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Ladakh), Mongolia, Buryatia, Tuva and Kalmykia (Russia), and northeastern China (Manchuria: Heilongjiang, Jilin). ... Bön[1] (Tibetan: བོན་; Wylie: bon; Lhasa dialect IPA: [) is the oldest spiritual tradition of Tibet. ... The Geluk (dge lugs) School was founded by Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibets best known religious reformer and arguably its greatest philosopher. ... The Kagyu (Tibetan: བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་; Wylie: Bka-brgyud) school, also known as the Oral Lineage and the Spotless Practice Lineage school, is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the other three being Nyingma (Rnying-ma), Sakya (Sa-skya), and Gelug (Dge-lugs). ... The Nyingma tradition is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. ... The name of the Sakya (lit. ... The Jonang or Jonangpa school of Tibetan Buddhism was founded in the early 14th century by Sherab Gyeltsen, a monk trained in the Sakyapa school. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by American pulp fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. ...

Hinduism

(see also Contemporary Hindu movements) Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Hinduism is going through a phase of regeneration and reform through the vehicle of several contemporary movements. ...

• Agama Hindu Dharma (Javanese Hinduism)
• Lingayatism
• Reform movements
  • Arya Samaj
  • Brahmo Samaj
• Shaivism
• Shaktism
• Six major schools and movements of Hindu philosophy
  • Nyaya
  • Purva mimamsa
  • Samkhya
  • Vaisheshika
  • Vedanta (Uttar Mimamsa)
    • Advaita Vedanta
    • Integral Yoga
    • Dvaita Vedanta
  • Yoga
    • Ashtanga Yoga
    • Bhakti Yoga
    • Hatha yoga
    • Siddha Yoga
    • Tantric Yoga
• Smartism
• Vaishnavism
  • Gaudiya Vaishnavism
    • ISKCON (Hare Krishna)
    • Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission

Agama Hindu Dharma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Lingayatism or Veerashaivism is a Hindu religious sect in India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Arya Samaj (Aryan Society or Society of Nobles) is a Hindu reform movement in India that was founded by Swami Dayananda in 1875. ... Brahmo Samaj is a social and religious movement founded in Kolkata, India in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. ... This article is about the religion Shaivism. ... Shiva and Shakti as One Shaktism is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti, or Devi Mata -- the Hindu name for the Great Divine Mother -- in all of her forms whilst not rejecting the importance of masculine and neuter divinity (which are however deemed to be inactive in the absence... Hindu philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... (Sanskrit ni-āyá, literally recursion, used in the sense of syllogism, inference)) is the name given to one of the six orthodox or astika schools of Hindu philosophy—specifically the school of logic. ... The main objective of the Purva (earlier) Mimamsa school was to establish the authority of the Vedas. ... Samkhya, also Sankhya, (Sanskrit: सांख्य, IAST: Sāṃkhya - Enumeration) is one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. ... Vaisheshika, also Vaisesika, (Sanskrit: वैशॆषिक)is one of the six Hindu schools of philosophy (orthodox Vedic systems) of India. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Advaita Vedanta (IAST ; Sanskrit ; IPA ) is a sub-school of the Vedānta (literally, end or the goal of the Vedas, Sanskrit) school of Hindu philosophy. ... Śrī Aurobindo Śrī Aurobindo (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, Hindu mystic, Evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. ... Dvaita, a school of Vedanta (the most widespread Hindu theology), founded by Shri Madhvacharya, stresses strict distinction between God (expressed as Vishnu) and souls. ... For other uses, see Yoga (disambiguation). ... For the system of yoga taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, see Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. ... Bhakti yoga is the Hindu term for the spiritual practice of fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. ... Hatha yoga (Sanskrit हठयोग), also known as Hatha Vidya (हठविद्या), is a particular system of Yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. ... Siddha Yoga is a new religious movement[1] that is based in part on Hindu spiritual traditions. ... Tantra (Sanskrit: loom), tantric yoga or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy. ... Smartism[1], (or Smarta Sampradaya, Smarta Tradition, as termed in Sanskrit), is a denomination of the Hindu religion. ... Temple dedicated to the worship of Vishnu as Venkateswara. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a sect of Hinduism founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ... The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a new religious movement based on Bengali, or more specifically Gaudiya, Vaishnavism founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as His Divine Grace, in New York in 1966. ... Hare Krishna Mantra in Devanagari The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra (Great Mantra), is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well known outside of India by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas)[1]. It is believed by practitioners... Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj Founder-Acharya of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission is a religious organisation in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition founded by Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj; Maharaj received initiation from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, so the mission operates in the Saraswat tradition of Bhaktisiddhanta and...

Jainism

• Digambara
• Shvetambara

Jain and Jaina redirect here. ... The Digambara (Sky-Clad) are a Jainist sect, these are the followers of Bhadrabahu. ... The Shvetambara (White-Clad) are a Jainism sect. ...

Panth Religions

• Dadu Panth
• Kabir Panth
• Nirankari

Panth (meaning a path in Sanskrit) is the term used for several religious traditions in India. ... Dadu Dayal (1544-1603) was a saint from Rajasthan. ... Kabīr (also Kabīra) (Hindi: कबीर, Gurmukhī: ਕਬੀਰ, Urdu: ) (1440—1518[1]) (born in 1398 according to some accounts[1][2]) was one of the personalities in the history of Indian mysticism. ... The Sant Nirankari Mission was started in 1929 by Baba Buta Singh Ji in the province of Punjab (British India). ...

Sikhism

• Khalsa
  • Nihang
• Namdhari or Kuka Sikhs
• Sahajdhari Sikh

Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... Khalsa which means Pure is the name given by Guru Gobind Singh to all Sikhs who have been baptised or initiated by taking Amrit in a ceremony called Amrit Sanchar. ... A Nihang Sikh at the Harimandir Sahib. ... Namdhari Guru Jagjit Singh Ji Maharaj Namdharis are a sect of the Sikh religion. ... Sahajdhari a gradualist among Sikhs; is a slow-developer who has not completely accepted all the tenets set by the tenth master. ...

Iranic religions

For the religion in the country of Iran, see Religion in Iran The cultural continent of Greater Iran. ...

Manichaeism

Manichean priests, writing at their desk, with panel inscription in Sogdian. ...

Mazdakism

Mazdak was a proto-socialist Persian philosopher who gained influence under the reign of the Sassanian king Kavadh I. He was hanged and his followers were massacred by Khosrau I, Kavadhs son. ...

Yazdânism

Yazdânism or Cult of Angels (also Yazdâni or Yazdanism) is a modern term for the monotheistic, though universalist, religion that was practiced by most Kurds up to the Islamization during the sixteenth century. ...

Zoroastrianism

• Zurvanism
• Magus (see Three Wise Men)

Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht). ... Zurvan is the Persian god of infinite time, space and fate. ... The Three Wise Men are given the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this Romanesque mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ... The Three Wise Men are given the names Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this late 6th century mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ...

Taoic religions

map showing the prevalence of Dharmic, and Abrahamic religions in each country. ...

Caodaism

Cao Dai Temple Cao Dai (Cao Đài) is a religion founded in 1926 in Tay Ninh, southern Vietnam, by Ngo Van Chieu, an official in the French colonial government, who claimed to have received direct communications from God, ordering him to combine various religions, some from the East and...

Chondogyo

Cheondogyo is a 20th century Korean religious movement, based on the 19th century Donghak movement founded by Choe Je-u. ...

Confucianism

• Neo-Confucianism
• New Confucianism

Wenmiao Temple, a Confucian Temple in Wuwei, Gansu, Peoples Republic of China. ... Neo-Confucianism (Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a form of Confucianism that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty. ... New Confucianism (當代新儒學 or 當代新儒學 Contemporary New Confucianism) is a new movement of Confucianism since the twentieth century. ...

Shinto

• Oomoto

Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Oomoto (大本, literally foundation), also known as Omoto-kyo (大本教) or similar Omoto, is a Japanese religion, often categorized as a new Japanese religion and offshoot of Shinto. ...

Taoism

Taoism (Daoism) is the English name referring to a variety of related Chinese philosophical and religious traditions and concepts. ...

Yiguandao

I Kuan-Tao emblem I-Kuan Tao, also Yi Guan Dao, or usually initialized as IKT (一貫道, translated as the Unity Sect) is a new religious movement that originated in twentieth-century China. ...

Other revealed religions

Atenism

Atenism (or the Amarna heresy) is one of the earliest monotheistic religions, associated above all with the eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known under the name he later adopted, Akhenaten. ...

Mithraism

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Orphism

Orphism or (more rarely) Orphicism seems to have been a mystery religion in the ancient Greek world. ...

Indigenous religions

The orally transmitted canon of indigenous peoples, many involving some variant of animism and many defunct The term indigenous people has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ... The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning soul.[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. ...

African Traditional Religion

• Ancient Egyptian religion
  • Atenism
• Akamba mythology
• Akan mythology
• Ashanti mythology
• Bambuti mythology
• Bushongo mythology
• Dahomey mythology
• Dinka mythology
• Efik mythology
• Igbo mythology
• Isoko mythology
• Khoikhoi mythology
• Lotuko mythology
• Lozi mythology
• Lugbara mythology
• Masai mythology
• Pygmy mythology
• Tumbuka mythology
• Yoruba mythology
• Zulu mythology

African traditional women and male priests, Togo, West Africa, 2006. ... Egyptian goddess Isis Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the beliefs and rituals of Ancient Egypt. ... Atenism (or the Amarna heresy) is one of the earliest monotheistic religions, associated above all with the eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known under the name he later adopted, Akhenaten. ... The Akamba live in Kenya, Africa. ... The Akan are an ethnic group from western Africa. ... The most important god in the pantheon of the Ashanti of Ghana is Nyame (also Nyankopon), the omniscient, omnipotent sky god. ... Bambuti mythology is the mythology of the African Bambuti Pygmies (also: Mbuti Pygmies, Ba Mbuti). ... The Bushongo are an ethnic group from the Congo River and surrounding areas. ... The Dahomey (or Fon) are a nation located in Benin, Africa. ... The Dinka or Jieng/Muonyjang are a Nilotic ethnic group in the south of Sudan. ... The Efik are a people located in Nigeria and Cameroon. ... In the mythology of the Igbo, which is part of their ancient religion, the supreme god is called Chukwu (great spirit); he created the world and everything good in it and is especially associated with rain, trees and other plants. ... The Isoko are an ethnic group living in southern Nigeria. ... This is a summary, in alphabetical order, of some of the gods, heroes and monsters that appear in the beliefs of the Khoikhoi, an ethnic group from southern Africa. ... The Lotuko are an ethnic group from the Sudan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Lugbara live in Zaire and Uganda. ... The Masai people are an ethnic group of Kenya. ... In the African Pygmy mythology, the most important god of the Pygmy pantheon is Khonvoum (also Khonuum, Kmvoum, Chorum), a god of the hunt who wields a bow made from two snakes (it appears to humans as a rainbow). ... The Tumbuka are an ethnic group living in Malawi. ... The mythology of the Yorùbá is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the worlds oldest widely practised religions. ... Zulu mythology contains numerous deities, commonly associated with animals or general classes of natural phenomena. ...

European Religion

• Baltic mythology
  • Estonian mythology
  • Latvian mythology
  • Lithuanian mythology
• Celtic mythology
  • Gallo-Roman religion
  • Irish mythology
  • Scottish mythology
  • Welsh mythology
• Etruscan mythology
• English mythology
• Finnish mythology and Finnish paganism
• French mythology
• Germanic paganism
  • Anglo-Saxon mythology
  • Norse mythology
  • Swiss mythology
• Greek religion
  • Albanian mythology (Illyrian gods)
  • Greek mythology
    • Roman religion
      • Roman mythology
      • Romanian mythology
  • Mystery religions
    • Eleusinian Mysteries
    • Mithraism
    • Pythagoreanism
• Lusitanian mythology
• Slavic mythology
• Spanish mythology
  • Basque mythology
  • Catalan mythology

Ancient anthropomorphic Ukrainian stone stela (Kernosovka stela), possibly depicting a late Proto-Indo-European god, most likely Dyeus The existence of similarities among the deities and religious practices of the Indo-European peoples allows glimpses of a common Proto-Indo-European religion and mythology. ... For Baltic mythology, see Estonian mythology, related to Finnish mythology Latvian mythology Lithuanian mythology Categories: Mythology by culture ... // Estonian Mythology is a complex of myths belonging to the folk heritage of Estonians. ... Latvian mythology is deeply ingrained in all aspects of Latvian culture, from traditional songs to ornamental patterns in weaving and jewelry. ... Lithuanian mythology is an example of pagan mythology containing archaic elements. ... Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ... Gallo-Roman religion was a fusion of Roman religious forms and modes of worship with Gaulish deities from Celtic polytheism. ... The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ... Scottish mythology consists of the myths and legends historically told by the people of Scotland. ... Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts such as the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin. ... The Etruscans were a race of unknown origin from North Italy who were eventually integrated into Rome. ... English mythology, like the conglomerate society which it represents, with a long and elaborate history of invasion and settlement by diverse cultures, is one which has nevertheless an entirely idiosyncratic nature of its own. ... Finnish mythology has many features that it shares with other Finnic mythologies, like the Estonian mythology, and also elements similar with non-Finnic neighbours, especially the the Balts and the Scandinavians. ... The elk is a common image in many Finnish petroglyphs Finnish paganism was the indigenous pagan religion in present-day Finland and Karelia prior to Christianization. ... French mythology includes the myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, saints, and gods of the Gauls, Franks, Normans, Bretons, and other cultures that lived in France. ... ROSIE IS A GERMN LADYGermanic paganism refers to the religion of the Germanic nations preceding Christianization. ... The Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain from southern Scandinavia, the Netherlands and northern Germany, thus the Anglo-Saxon gods were originally the same gods as those in Germanic mythology and in the better-known version Norse mythology. ... Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples, including those who settled on Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... Swiss mythology before Christianity, was a mix of Celtic and Germanic. ... Greek religion is the polytheistic religion practiced in ancient Greece in form of cult practices, thus the practical counterpart of Greek mythology. ... Albanian myths can be divided into two major groups: legends of metamorphosis and historical legends. ... Illyrian gods are the objects of worship of the Illyrians, an Indo-European people in ancient history who maintained a polytheistic religion. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... The term Roman religion may refer to: Ancient Roman religion Imperial cult (Ancient Rome), Sol Invictus Mithraism Roman Christianity Category: ... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... This article on Romanian mythology covers both the mythology traditional to the Romanian people and to certain earlier civilizations that occupied the same geographic area, and whom the ethnic Romanians tend to claim either as spiritual or as more literal ancestors. ... Mystery religions, or simply Mysteries, were belief systems of the Graeco-Roman world full admission to which was restricted to those who had gone through certain secret initiation rites. ... The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were initiation ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Bust of Pythagoras Pythagoreanism is a term used for the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans, who were much influenced by mathematics and probably a main inspirational source for Plato and platonism. ... Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invaders. ... Slavic mythology and Slavic paganism evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... Spanish mythology would encompass all the sacred myths of the cultures in the region of Spain. ... Ancient Basque mythology is centered around the figure of the goddess Mari, and her consort Sugaar (also called Maju). ... Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ...

Near Eastern religions

• Ancient Semitic religions
• Mesopotamian mythology
  • Arabian mythology (pre-Islamic)
  • Babylonian and Assyrian religion
    • Babylonian mythology
    • Chaldean mythology
  • Canaanite mythology
    • Canaanite religion
  • Hittite mythology
  • Persian mythology
    • Yezidis (Modified indigenous Kurdish belief)
  • Sumerian mythology
• Turkic mythology
  • Tatar mythology
  • Tengriism (Indigenous Mongol, Tartar & Kazakh belief)

Semitic gods refers to the gods or deities of peoples generally classified as speaking a Semitic language. ... Mesopotamian mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq. ... Arabian mythology is the ancient beliefs of the Arabs. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... This diorite head is believed to represent king Hammurabi Babylonian and Assyrian religion was a series of belief systems in places in the early civilisations of the Euphrates valley. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mesopotamian mythology. ... Chaldean mythology, also called Chaldaic mythology, is the collective name given to Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies, although Chaldea did not comprehend the whole territory inhabited by those peoples. ... Canaanite mythology are the myths and god tales of ancient Canaan. ... Canaanite religion was the group of belief systems utilized by the people living in the ancient Levant throughout the Bronze Age and Iron Age. ... Heavily influenced by Mesopotamian mythology, the religion of the Hittites and Luwians retains noticeable Indo-European elements, for example Tarhun the god of thunder, and his conflict with the serpent Illuyanka. ... The beliefs and practices of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho-tien, China), form Persian mythology. ... The Yezidi or Yazidi (Kurdish; Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. ... Chaldean mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies, although Chaldea did not comprehend the whole territory inhabited by those peoples. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tatar mythology. ... Tips and templates for this topic can be found and discussed at: WikiProject Mythology. ... It has been suggested that Tengri be merged into this article or section. ...

Native American religions

• Abenaki mythology
• Blackfoot mythology
• Chickasaw mythology
• Choctaw mythology
• Creek mythology
• Crow mythology
• Guarani mythology
• Haida mythology
• Ho-Chunk mythology
• Hopi mythology
• Huron mythology
• Inca mythology
• Inuit mythology
• Iroquois mythology
• Kwakiutl mythology
• Lakota mythology
• Leni Lenape mythology
• Mesoamerican mythology
  • Aztec mythology
  • Maya mythology
  • Olmec mythology
• Midewiwin
• Navajo mythology
• Nootka mythology
• Pawnee mythology
• Salish mythology
• Seneca mythology
• Selk'nam religion
• Tsimshian mythology
• Urarina ayahuasca shamanism and animism
• Ute mythology
• Zuni mythology

Native Americans redirects here. ... The Abenaki (also Wabanaki) are a Native American tribe located in the northeastern United States. ... The Blackfoot are a tribe of Native Americans who currently live in Montana. ... Young Chickasaw warrior The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ... The Choctaw are a tribe of United States, mostly near the Mississippi River. ... The Creek are a tribe of Native Americans from the southeastern United States. ... The Crow Tribe of Native Americans live in the Great Plains area of the United States. ... Guaraní Mythology refers to the beliefs of the Guarani people of the south-central part of South America, especially the native peoples of Paraguay and parts of the surrounding areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. ... The Haida are an Indigenous Peoples. ... The Ho-Chunk are a tribe of Native Americans, also called Winnebago. Kokopelli is a god worshipped in many tribes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Wyandot (also called Huron) are a tribe of Native Americans originally from Ontario, Canada, and surrounding areas. ... Inca mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs. ... Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. ... The Iroquois are a confederation of variously five or six tribes of Native Americans. ... The Kwakiutl are a Canadian tribe of Native Americans. ... The Lakota (also Sioux, Dakota) are a Native American tribe located in the Great Plains area of the United States. ... The Lenape (also known as Lenni-Lenape, Leni-Lenape, Delaware Indians and Munsee) are a tribe of Native Americans. ... Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. ... The Aztec civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many gods and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The mythology of the Olmec people significantly influenced the social development and mythological world view of Mesoamerica. ... The Midewiwin (also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) is from the term for the Grand Medicine Society of the aboriginal groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. ... The Navajo are a tribe of Native Americans who live in the southwestern United States. ... The Nootka are a Native American tribe living in the Pacific northwest of North America. ... The Pawnee are a tribe of Native Americans originally located in Nebraska, United States. ... The Salish are a linguistic and cultural grouping of First Nations from British Columbia and Washington. ... The Seneca tribe was one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy from the northeastern United States. ... The Selknam, also known as the Ona, a now-extinct people, lived in the Tierra del Fuego islands, in southern Chile and Argentina. ... The Tsimshian are a First Nations, Native American people in Canada and the United States. ... An Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon (Loreto), they refer to themselves as Kachá (lit. ... Ayahuasca (Quechua, pronounced ) is any of various psychoactive infusions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. ... A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ... The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning soul.[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. ... The Ute are a tribe of Native Americans from the western United States. ... The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in the southwest of the United States. ...

Pacific religions

• Australian Aboriginal mythology
• Austronesian beliefs
  • Balinese mythology
  • Javanese beliefs
  • Melanesian mythology
  • Micronesian mythology
    • Modekngei
    • Nauruan indigenous religion
  • Philippine mythology
    • Anito
    • Gabâ
    • Kulam
  • Polynesian mythology
    • Hawaiian mythology
    • Maori mythology
      • Maori religion
    • Rapa Nui mythology
      • Moai
      • Tangata manu
• Chinese mythology
• Japanese mythology

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Austronesian people are a population group in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages. ... Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. ... Javanese beliefs (Kebatinan or Kejawen) have principles embodying a search for inner self but at the core is the concept of Peace Of Mind. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Micronesian mythology refers to the traditional belief systems of the people of Micronesia. ... Modekngei is a monotheistic religious movement founded around 1915 by Temedad, a native of the island of Babeldaob that spread throughout Palau. ... The Nauruan indigenous religion is a monotheistic system of belief that includes a female deity called Eijebong and an island of spirits called Buitani. ... Philippine mythology, and folklore includes a collection of tales and superstitions about magical creatures and entities. ... Anitos were idols worshiped by some Filipinos before the coming of the Spaniards. ... Gabâ or gabaa, for the Cebuano people (Cebu Island, Philippines), is the concept of a non-human and non-divine, immanent retribution. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Polynesia (meaning many islands in Greek) is a triangular grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos settled by seafaring voyagers from the original heartland in Tonga and Samoa. ... Hawaiian mythology is a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology. ... Polynesia is a triangle of islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... Māori religion, that is, the belief system of the Māori of New Zealand, conceived of everything, including natural elements and all living things as connected by common descent through whakapapa or genealogy. ... The Rapa Nui mythology, also known as Pascuense mythology or Easter Island mythology, is the name given to the mythology formed by myths, legends and beliefs of the native peoples of the island of Easter Island (island of Rapa Nui); located in in the south Pacific Ocean, almost four thousand... Ahu Tongariki, restored in the 1990s Moai are monolithic stone figures on Rapa Nui / Easter Island, Chile. ... The Tangata manu (the bird-man), is the winner of a traditional competition of the Easter Island people. ... Chinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written form. ... Japanese mythology is a very complex system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. ...

Neopagan religions

Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is any of a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient, primarily pre-Christian and sometimes pre-Judaic religions. ...

Reconstructionist Pagan religions

Modern religions seeking to recreate indigenous, usually pre-Christian, beliefs and practices Romuva Spring JorÄ— festival in Kulionys, Lithuania in 2006. ...

• Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism
• Dievturiba
• Finnish neopaganism
• Germanic neopaganism
  • Ásatrú
  • Heathenry
  • Odinism
  • Theodism
  • Wotanism
• Hellenic polytheism (modern revivalist forms)
• Judeo-Paganism
• Kemetic polytheism (modern revivalist forms)
• Romuva
• Stregheria

Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism (CR) is a polytheistic, animistic, religious and cultural movement. ... Based on ancient Latvian mythology, Dievturība is a modern neopagan religion. ... Finnish neopaganism is an attempt to revive old Finnish paganism, a pre-Christian religion of Finland. ... The Mjolnir is one of the primary symbols of Germanic neopaganism. ... Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor, is one of the major symbols of Ásatrú. This article is about the reconstruction of Norse paganism in particular. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Germanic neopaganism. ... Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. ... Theodism, or Þéodisc Geléafa (tribal belief) is a North American variant of Germanic Neopaganism which seeks to reconstruct the beliefs and practices of several historic Northern European tribes. ... Wotanism is the name of a racial religion promulgated by David Lane. ... Hellenic Polytheism is an umbrella term for a wide variety of polytheistic religious movements which are ideologically related by their reverence for the ancient Greek pantheon and/or their adoption of ancient Greek religious practices. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Kemetic reconstructionism is a form of reconstructionist religion which attempts to recreate the beliefs and practices of ancient Egyptian religion. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Ways of the Strega published in 1994, described Raven Grimassis view of Stregheria and popularized Italian-based witchcraft. ...

Syncretic and eclectic Pagan religions

• Church of All Worlds
• Discordianism
• Neo-druidism (Some Neo-druids are eclectic, some are Reconstructionist)

• Wicca
  • Alexandrian Wicca
  • Dianic Wicca (Feminist Wicca)
  • Faery Wicca
  • Feri Tradition
  • Gardnerian Wicca
  • Reclaiming
  • Seax-Wica

The Church of All Worlds (CAW) is a religious group whose stated mission is to evolve a network of information, mythology, and experience that provides a context and stimulus for re-awakening Gaia, and re_uniting her children through tribal community dedicated to responsible stewardship and evolving consciousness. ... Discordianism is a modern, chaos-centered religion founded circa 1958–1959 by Malaclypse the Younger with the publication of its principal text, the Principia Discordia. ... A group of British druids, congregating to celebrate the summer solstice at stonehenge. ... Romuva Spring Jorė festival in Kulionys, Lithuania in 2006. ... For other uses, see Wicca (disambiguation). ... Alexandrian Wicca is a tradition of the Neopagan religion of Wicca, founded by Alex Sanders (also known as King of the Witches) who, with his wife Maxine Sanders, established the tradition in the 1960s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dianic Wicca, also known as Womens Spirituality, Feminist Spirituality, Feminist Witchcraft, and Feminist Wicca. ... Faery Wicca is any type of Wiccan religion that focuses on the Fae (gnomes, elves, faeries, sprites, etc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... To reclaim is to bring a word back to a more acceptable course. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

Left-Hand Path religions

Faiths teaching that the ultimate goal is separating consciousness from the universe, rather than being absorbed by it This or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• Luciferianism
• Satanism
• Setianism

Luciferianism can be understood best as a belief system that venerates the essential characteristics that are affixed to Lucifer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Setianism comprises magical, philosophical and religious concepts related to the ancient Egyptian god Set. ...

African diasporic religions

Religions originating but not entirely located in Africa A poster of African Reparation, Reconciliation and Restoration Conference The dispersion of Africans during and after the trans-Atlantic slave trade and others enroute to India as slaves and source of labor. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

• African Initiated Church
• Anago
• Batuque
• Candomblé
• Kumina
• Macumba
• Mami Wata
• Obeah
• Oyotunji
• Quimbanda
• Santería (Lukumi)
• Umbanda
• Vodou (Dahomey mythology)
• Vodou (Haitian mythology)

An African Initiated Church is an independent church or religious movement which demonstrates syncretism or partial integration between aspects of Christian belief and African culture. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ilê Axé Iya Nassô Oká - Terreiro da Casa Branca Candomblé is an African religion practiced chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. ... Ilê Axé Iya Nassô Oká - Terreiro da Casa Branca Candomblé is an African religion practiced chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. ... Kumina is both the religion and the music practiced by the people of eastern Jamaica. ... Macumba is a word of African (Bantu) origins. ... This poster of a Samoan snake charmer inspired the common image of Mami Wata in Africa. ... Obeah is a term used in the West Indies to refer to folk magic or sorcery. ... Oyotunji African Village is a village located near Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina that was founded by the late Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I in 1970, as part of a New World Yoruba initiative. ... Quimbanda is an Afro-American traditional religion found in Brazil. ... For other uses, see Santeria (disambiguation). ... Lukumí or Regla de Ocha, most widely known as Santeria, is a set of related religious systems that fuse Catholic beliefs with traditional Yorùbá beliefs. ... Umbanda is a religion that blends Catholicism, Kardecist Spiritualism, and Afro-Brazilian religions . ... Voodoo redirects here. ... The Dahomey (or Fon) are a nation located in Benin, Africa. ... Voodoo redirects here. ... Haitian religion is known as Voodoo. ...

Non-revealed religions

Philosophies not transmitted by a divine prophet

• Carvaka
• Deism
  • Pandeism
  • Panendeism
  • Polydeism
• Ethical Culture
• Mohism

Carvaka (also spelled Charvaka, Sanskrit ) is a system of Indian philosophy that assumed various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference. ... For other uses, see Ceremonial Deism. ... Pandeism (Greek πάν, pan = all and Latin deus = God, in the sense of deism), is a term used at various times to describe religious beliefs. ... Panendeism is simply Deism together with the belief that the universe is a part of God, but not all of God. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Ethical Culture Movement is a non-sectarian, ethico-religious and educational movement. ... Founded by Mozi, Mohism (墨家), or Moism, is a Chinese philosophy that evolved at the same time as Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism (Hundred Schools of Thought). ...

Syncretic religions

Faiths created from blending earlier religions or that consider all or some religions to be essentially the same This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Arès Pilgrim Movement
• Bwiti
• Cao Dai
• Church Universal and Triumphant
• Huna
• Konkokyo
• Manichaeism
• Modekngei
• Omnism
• Santo Daime
• Seicho-No-Ie
• Tenrikyo
• Universal Life Church
• Unitarian Universalism
• Universalism

The Revelation of Arès is a supernatural revelation in Arès, France, allegedly received by Michel Potay in the 1970s. ... Bwiti is a West Central African religion practiced by the forest-dwelling Babongo and Mitsogo people of Gabon (where it is one of the three official religions) and the Fang people of Gabon and Cameroon. ... Cao Dais Holy See, called the Tay Ninh Holy See, is located in Tay Ninh, Viet Nam Caodaism (Vietnamese:  ) is a relatively new, syncretist, monotheistic religion, officially established in Tây Ninh, southern Vietnam, in 1926. ... The Church Universal and Triumphant is a New Age new religious movement and organization founded by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. ... Huna is a Hawaiian word first used by Max Freedom Long in 1936 to describe what he called “the secret science behind the miracles” that ancient Hawaiian kahuna (experts) performed. ... Konkokyo is a relatively new religion of Japanese origin. ... Manichean priests, writing at their desk, with panel inscription in Sogdian. ... Modekngei is a monotheistic religious movement founded around 1915 by Temedad, a native of the island of Babeldaob that spread throughout Palau. ... Omnism is the belief in all religions; those who hold this belief are called omnists (or Omnists). ... Santo Daime is a syncretic spiritual practice, which grew out of the Brazilian Amazonian state of Acre in the 1930s and became a worldwide movement in the 1990s. ... Seicho-No-Ie is a syncretic, monotheistic religion of Japanese origin. ... Tenrikyo Headquarters, Tenri Tenrikyo (天理教; Tenrikyō, lit. ... Logo The Universal Life Church (or ULC) is a religious organization that offers anyone semi-immediate ordination as a ULC minister free of charge. ... The flaming chalice is the universally recognized symbol for Unitarian Universalism. ... Universalism refers to any concept or doctrine that applies to all persons and/or all things for all times and in all situations. ...

Entheogen religions

Religions based around divinely inspiring substances This entry covers entheogens in the strict sense of the word (i. ...

• Ayahuasca-based beliefs
  • União do Vegetal
• Church of the Universe
• Peyotism
• THC Ministry

Ayahuasca (Quechua, pronounced ) is any of various psychoactive infusions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. ... União do Vegetal (Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal or UDV) is a church which is known fundamentally for its usage of Hoasca (or Ayahuasca) as a sacramental entheogenic herbal tea — the vegetal alluded to in the name of the entity. ... The Assembly of the Church of the Universe, an entheogen religion was established by Walter Tucker in 1969 in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Native American Church, also called Peyotism or Peyote religion, is the most widespread indigenous religion among Native Americans. ... The THC Ministry, founded by Roger Christie from the Religion of Jesus Church, is a religion which considers cannabis to be a sacrament. ...

Cargo cults

Religions appearing in Pacific tribal societies in the wake of Western culture. The article is about cargo cults as a religious phenomenon. ... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ... For this articles equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture. ...

• John Frum
• Johnson cult
• Prince Philip Movement
• Vailala Madness

Jon Frum (or John Frum) is a figure associated with cargo cults in Vanuatu. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The Prince Philip Movement is a cargo cult of the Yaohnanen tribe in Vanuatu, who believe that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is a divine being. ... The Vailala Madness was a social movement in the Papuan Gulf, in the Territory of Papua beginning in the later part of 1919 and petering out after 1922. ...

New religious movements

Religions founded since 1850 with small followings A new religious movement or NRM is a term used to refer to a religious faith, or an ethical, spiritual or philosophical movement of recent origin that isnt part of an established denomination, church, or religious body. ...

See list of new religious movements for a list based on other sources This List of new religious movements (NRMs), lists groups that either identify themselves as religious, ethical or spiritual organizations or are generally seen as such by religious scholars, which are independent of older denominations, churches, or religious bodies. ...

Abrahmic-oriented NRMs

Christian-oriented NRMs

• Aaronic Order
• Church of the Lord (Aladura)
• Branch Davidians
• Branhamism
• Body of Christ
• Calvary Chapel
• Christian City Church ("CCC" or "C3i")
• Christian Conventions (non-denominational) (aka Two by Twos, The Truth, The Way) and its offshoot Cooneyites
• Catholic Mariavite Church
• Children of God
• Christian and Missionary Alliance
• Christian and Missionary Alliance - Began around 1887, but was not a denomination until 1965.
• Christian Coalition - A movement of right-wing Christians rather than a specific Christian denomination.
• Christian Identity
• Christian Reconstructionism
• Christian Science
  • Eschatology (religious movement)
• Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites)
• Church of the Last Testament
• Concerned Christians
• Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen
• Destiny Church, New Zealand
• Divine Science
• Doukhobor
• Endeavor Academy
• Eternal Grace
• Evangelical Covenant Church of America ("Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant")
• Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)
• Exclusive Brethren
• Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches
• Foundation for A Course In Miracles
• Grail Movement
• Grace Movement Churches
• Great Commission Association
• Greater Grace World Outreach
• Holiness movement
• Holy Spirit Movement
• House of David
• Indian Shakers
• International Churches of Christ
• Jesus is Lord Movement
• Jesus Movement
• Kabanalbanalang Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus or Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus
• Legio Maria
• Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission
• Love Israel
• Lumpa Church
• Mama Tata
• Members Church of God International
• Metropolitan Community Churches
• Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
• New Frontiers (formerly New Frontiers International)
• Peoples Temple
• Process Church of the Final Judgement
• Schwenkfelder Church
• Spiritism
• The Way International
• Two by Two (non-denominational)
• Understanding Principles for Better Living Church
• Unification Church
• Universal Life
• Westboro Baptist Church

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Islam-rooted NRMs

• Dances of Universal Peace
• Ha-Mim's religion
• Fourth Way
• Moorish Science Temple of America
• Nation of Islam (Black Muslims)
  • Nation of Gods and Earths
    • Faradian Islam
• Subud
• Universal Sufism

The Dances of Universal Peace are a form of spiritual meditative dance conducted in the company of a number of other dancers in a circle. ... Ha-Mim, after the beginning of a Quranic surah, or chapter, is the short form of the name Ha-Mim ibn Mann-Allah ibn Harir ibn Umar ibn Rahfu ibn Azerwal ibn Majkasa, also known as Abu Muhammad; he was a member of the Majkasa sub-tribe of the Ghomara... In his early lectures, as documented by P.D. Ouspensky, G.I. Gurdjieff described his approach to self-development as a Fourth Way [1][2], in contrast to teachings that emphasize the development of the body, mind, or the emotions separately, Gurdjieffs exercises worked on all three at the... The Moorish Science Temple of America is a religious organization founded in 1913 by Noble Drew Ali, is a sect of Islam, Gnosticism and Taoism. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and social/political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with the self-proclaimed goal of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of the black men and women of America and the rest of the... The Nation of Gods and Earths, commonly known as the Five Percent Nation or the Five Percenters are an African-American social/religious movement founded in Harlem in the late 1960s by Clarence 13X. Spawned from a combination of teachings of by Malcom X and The Nation of Islam, the... Faradian Islam is a African-American social and religious movement based on teaching elements from W.D. Fard, Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam and The Nation of Gods and Earths. ... Subud (pronounced IPA: ) is an international spiritual association of people of all religions as well as people with no religious affiliation. ... Universal Sufism is a spiritual and universalist movement founded by Hazrat Inayat Khan in the early 20th century. ...

Judaism-oriented NRMs

• House of Yahweh
• Black Hebrews

The House of Yahweh (in Heb. ... The Black Hebrews (or African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem) is a small religious group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. ...

NRMs with roots in Indian religions

Buddhist-oriented NRMs

• Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
• Hoa Hao
• Jewish Buddhists
• Share International
• Soka Gakkai
• Won Buddhism

FWBO stands for Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. ... Hòa Hảo (Chu Nom: 和好) is a Buddhist religious tradition founded in 1939 by Huynh Phu So, a native of the Mekong River Delta region of southern Vietnam. ... // Jubu A Jubu is a person with a Jewish ethnic and or religious background who practices forms of Buddhist meditation and spirituality. ... Share International is a worldwide network of volunteers who believe the prophesied Master of Wisdom Maitreya has already returned and is currently living in the Asian community in London, specifically in the Bangladeshi Brick Lane area. ... Soka Gakkai International or SGI is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 190 countries practicing a form of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. ... Won-Buddhism is a type of reformed Buddhism born from South Korea. ...

Hindu-oriented NRMs

• Ananda Marga
• Brahma Kumaris
• Divine Light Mission
• Eckankar
• Osho/Rajneeshism
• Oneness University
• Sahaja Yoga
• Sathya Sai Baba movement
• Sant Mat
• Savitri Era
• Self-Realization Fellowship
• Swaminarayan
• Vedanta Society

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya or Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University is a monastic, renunciate[1]or semi-monastic[2] Millenarian[3][4] New Religious Movement (NRM) of Indian origin. ... The Divine Light Mission (DLM) was founded by the Shri Hans Ji Maharaji in Northern India in 1960 and registered in Patna. ... Eckankar. ... This article is about the spiritual teacher formerly known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. ... This article is about the controversial spiritual teacher formerly known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. ... Oneness university belongs to the Oneness movement. ... Sahaja Yoga (Saha meaning spontaneous, -ja meaning born within , and Yoga meaning union) is a form of meditation, created by Nirmala Srivastava, more widely known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi or Mother by followers - who believe she is an incarnation of the Adi Shakti, the primordial divine power . ... It has been suggested that Sathya Sai Baba be merged into this article or section. ... Sant Mat translates from Hindi into English as The Religion of the Saints. ... Savitri is a 24,000 verse poem by Sri Aurobindo, completed shortly before his death in 1950. ... Gateway to the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple in Hollywood (Los Angeles, California) The Self-Realization Fellowship is a religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920 and based in Los Angeles, California. ... Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan Swaminarayan (April 2, 1781 - 1830) was born Ghanshyam Maharaj to a brahmin family in the village of Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... The Vedanta Society is a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. ...

Monotheistic NRMs

• Direct Worship of the Actual God
• The Urantia Book movement

Direct Worship of the Actual God is a religion founded in 1984 by the groups prophet, Shyam D. Buxani, and codified in the book Salam - Divine Revelations from the Actual God (ISBN 0972395539). ... The Earth is called Urantia in The Urantia Book. ...

Indigenous NRMs

• Burkhanism
• Mungiki

Burkhanism or Ak Jang is a new religious movement that flourished among the indigenous people of Russias Gorno Altai region (okrug) between 1904 and the 1930s. ... Mungiki is a quasi-political religious cult in Kenya. ...

Asian-oriented NRMs

Chinese-oriented NRMs

• Way of Former Heaven sects, including
  • Daoyuan ("Sanctuary of the Tao"),
  • I-Kuan Tao ("Way of Unity"),
  • T'ung-shan She ("Society of Goodness"),
  • Tien-te Sheng-chiao ("Sacred Religion of Celestial Virtue"),
  • Tz'u-hui Tang ("Compassion Society").

The Way of Former Heaven, or Hsien-tien tao (先天道) encompasses five religious groups of Chinese origin. ... Daoyuan (meaning in English: Sanctuary of the Tao) is one of the Way of Former Heaven sects, (Xiantian Dadao) which are syncretist groupings of Chinese origin, that strive for unity of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Daoism and Confucianism. ... I-Kuan Tao, also Yi Guan Dao, or usually initialized as IKT (一貫道, translated as the Unity Sect) is a new religious movement that originated in twentieth-century China. ... Tung-shan She (同善社, literally Society of Goodness) is a religious group that is one of the Way of Former Heaven sects. ... Tien-te Sheng-chiao (天德聖教, literally Sacred Religion of the Celestial Virtue) is a religious group that is one of the Way of former Heaven Sects. ... Tzu-hui Tang (慈惠堂, literally Compassion Society) is a religious group that is one of the Way of former Heaven Sects. ...

Filipino-oriented NRMs

• Pulajans
• Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc.

Pulaganism was a religious movement that swept through the Philippines in days shortly after the Philippine American War, around 1902-1910. ... Unión Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc. ...

Indonesian-oriented NRMs

• Parmalim
• Kejawen
• Kaharingan
• Marapu
  • Santri
  • Abangan
• Subud

Parmalim was the name of a belief or might be possibly considered to be the religion that especially was followed in the North Sumatran province. ... Javanese beliefs (Kebatinan or Kejawen) have principles embodying a search for inner self but at the core is the concept of Peace Of Mind. ... Kaharingan, is the religion is professed by most Dayaks in the Kalimantan province of Indonesia. ... The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumbawa) is a form of ancestral religion that is practiced mainly in the island of Sumba in Indonesia. ... The Santri are the population of Javanese Muslims who practice more orthodox version of Islam in contrast to the abangan classes. ... The Abangan form a large majorty of the Javanese Muslims. ... Subud (pronounced IPA: ) is an international spiritual association of people of all religions as well as people with no religious affiliation. ...

Japanese-rooted NRMs

• Aum Shinrikyo (Aleph)
• Church of World Messianity
• Ho No Hana
• Kofuku no Kagaku
• Makuya
• Oomoto
• Pana Wave
• Reiki
• Seicho no Ie
• Shinreikyo
• Soka Gakkai
• Sukyo Mahikari
• Tenrikyo

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Korean-oriented NRMs

• Jeung San Do
• Providence

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Providence is a new religious movement founded by international fugitive Jung Myung Seok around 1980. ...

Vietnamese-oriented NRMs

• Hoa Hao
• Quan Yin Method

Hòa Hảo (Chu Nom: 和好) is a Buddhist religious tradition founded in 1939 by Huynh Phu So, a native of the Mekong River Delta region of southern Vietnam. ... The term Quan Yin Method was coined in the 1970s by Suma Ching Hai, a controversial spiritual teacher, to describe the type of meditation that she herself practices and teaches. ...

Native American-oriented NRMs

• Ghost Dance
• Longhouse religion
• Native American Church

For other uses, see Ghost Dance (disambiguation). ... The Longhouse Religion, also known as the Handsome Lake cult, or Gaiwiio (Good Message in Seneca) is a religious movement started by the Seneca Chief Handsome Lake (Ganiodayo). ... Native American Church Native American Church, a religious denomination which practices Peyotism or Peyote religion, originated in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is the most widespread indigenous religion among Native Americans. ...

Western esoteric NRMs

• Agni Yoga
• Association for Research and Enlightenment
• Church Universal and Triumphant
• Eckankar
• Gurdjieff
• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
• Kardecist Spiritism
• Order of the Solar Temple
• Process Church of the Final Judgement
• Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
• Spiritualism
• Thelema
• Theosophy

Agni Yoga, also called the Teaching of Living Ethics or (in Russian) the Zhivaya Etica, is an esoteric teaching founded by the Russian painter Nicholas Roerich (Nikolai Konstantinovitch Rerikh) and his highly adept empathic wife, Helena Roerich (Elena Ivanovna Rerikh). ... The Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) is an open-membership organization devoted to the American psychic Edgar Cayce (1877-1945). ... The Church Universal and Triumphant is a New Age new religious movement and organization founded by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. ... Eckankar. ... George Ivanovich Gurdjieff George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (January 13 / January 14, 1866? - October 29, 1949), the Greek-Armenian mystic and teacher of dancing born in Alexandropol, Armenia (then of the Russian Empire, now Gumri, Armenia), traveled to many parts of the world (i. ... The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (or, more commonly, the Golden Dawn) was a magical order of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, practicing a form of theurgy and spiritual development. ... Kardecist Spiritism or Kardecism is a spiritualistic doctrine created in the 19th century by Allan Kardec. ... The Order of the Solar Temple also known as Ordre du Temple Solaire (OTS) in French, and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition or simply as The Solar Temple was a secret society based upon the new age myth of the continuing existence of the Knights Templar (see... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The organization known as Ramthas School of Enlightenment [[1]] is based in a small rural town called Yelm, in Washington state in the United States. ... // By 1853, when the popular song Spirit Rappings was published, Spiritualism was an object of intense curiosity. ... Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun : will, from the verb θέλω: to will, wish, purpose. ... Theosophy, literally god-wisdom (Greek: θεοσοφία theosophia), designates several bodies of ideas. ...

Supremacist religions

Black-supremacist religions

• Nation of Yahweh
• Nuwaubianism
• Nation of Islam (Black Muslims)
  • Nation of Gods and Earths
    • Faradian Islam

Nation of Yahweh is a radical offshoot of the Black Hebrew Israelites line of thought created by Yahweh ben Yahweh. ... Nuwaubian flag as designed by Malachi Z. York The various doctrines and practices of the followers of Malachi Z. York are sometimes referred to as “Nuwaubu”/“Nuwaupu”, “Wu-Nuwaubu”, “Right Knowledge”, “Sound Right Reasoning”, “Overstanding”, and “Factology” but have had many other names through the years. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and social/political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with the self-proclaimed goal of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of the black men and women of America and the rest of the... The Nation of Gods and Earths, commonly known as the Five Percent Nation or the Five Percenters are an African-American social/religious movement founded in Harlem in the late 1960s by Clarence 13X. Spawned from a combination of teachings of by Malcom X and The Nation of Islam, the... Faradian Islam is a African-American social and religious movement based on teaching elements from W.D. Fard, Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam and The Nation of Gods and Earths. ...

White-supremacist religions

• Church of Jesus Christ Christian (Aryan Nations)
• Kingdom Identity Ministries
• Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
• LaPorte Church of Christ
• Nazi mysticism
• World Church of the Creator (Creativity Movement)

The Church of Jesus Christ-Christian is a white supremacy group, since 1978 part of Aryan Nation, which was founded by Ku Klux Klan organizer Wesley A. Swift in 1946. ... Aryan Nations flag Aryan Nations (AN) is an international white supremacist, Neo-Nazi organization that is affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. ... Kingdom Identity Ministries is a Christian Identity outreach ministry based in Harrison, Arkansas. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... LaPorte Church of Christ is an independent church with an all-white congregation in Laporte, Colorado, led by Peter J. Peters, a Christian Identity minister, teaching that the white Aryan race is Gods chosen race and that whites comprise the ten lost tribes of Israel, referring to the Bible... Nazi mysticism is a quasi-religious undercurrent of Nazism; it denotes the mixture of Nazism with occultism, esotericism, cryptohistory, and/or the paranormal — especially in the traditions of Germanic mysticism. ... The Creativity Movement is a non-profit racist, anti-semitic and white-supremacist organization which advocates a fanatical White Religion called Creativity. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Alien-based religions

• Aetherius Society
• Chen Tao
• Heaven's Gate
• Raelism
• Universe people
• Unarius Academy of Science

The Message Given To Me By Extra-Terrestrials, the book that forms the basis of the Raëlian movement A UFO religion or UFO cult is a faith community whose belief in the existence of extraterrestrials and/or UFOs is a central component of its religion and practice. ... The Aetherius Society is an organization founded by Dr. George King (1919-1997) in 1955. ... Chen Tao is the name for a UFO group that originated in Taiwan. ... The logo used by the Heavens Gate group Heavens Gate was the name of a cult co-led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. ... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (one of the words used to refer to God in the Torah) created life... Asthar Sheran and his wife Ester, depicted with help of Ivo A. Benda and other terrestrials with mission. Universe people or Cosmic people of light powers (Czech: Vesmírní lidé sil světla) is a Czech movement centered around Ivo A. Benda. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Other NRMs

• Antoinism
• Breatharianism (Air cult)
• Dievturība
• Digitalism
• Elan Vital
• Faithists of Kosmon
• Kenja
• Koreshanity
• Process Church of the Final Judgment
• Silva Mind Control
• Summum
• Church of Synanon
• The Brethren
• World Pantheist Movement
• Zendik farm

The antoinist temple of the 13ème arrondissement, Paris Antoinism is a minority religion (or cult, depending on the point of view) founded by Louis-Joseph Antoine(1846-1912). ... A Breatharian is one who follows a diet in which no food (and possibly no water) is consumed. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Elan Vital is an organization that supports the work of Prem Rawat also known by the honorary title Maharaji. ... The Universal Faithists of Kosmon, or simply the Faithists of Kosmon, is a legally recognized religion that espouses as their holy book Oahspe. ... Kenja is the name of a spiritual healing group in Surry Hills, an inner suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Koreshanity is the set of religious/scientific beliefs put forth by Cyrus Teed. ... The Process Church of the Final Judgement was a religious cult that flourished in the 1960s and 70s, founded by the Englishman Robert de Grimston Moor and MaryAnne MacLean. ... Silva Mind Control, subsequently marketed as the Silva Method, comprises a self-help system that purportedly shapes beliefs to further personal success. ... Summum is a religion begun in 1975. ... Synanon was initially a drug rehabilitation program founded by Charles Dederich Sr. ... The Brethren is an American religious (christian) group, often regarded as a cult, founded in 1971 by Jimmy T. Roberts (aka. ... The World Pantheist Movement (WPM) is an organization of people associated with pantheism, a philosophy which asserts that spirituality should be centered around nature. ... Zendik Farm (Zendik Arts) is an intentional community founded in 1969. ...

Parody or mock religions

Groups that poke fun at other religions or religion in general This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Church of Emacs
• Church of the SubGenius (The cult of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs)
• Church of Last Thursday of Queen Maeve

• Fictional religions turned Parody
  • Bokononism
  • Jedi census movement
  • Iglesia Maradoniana (The cult of former Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona)
• Pastafarianism (Flying Spaghetti Monster)
• Invisible Pink Unicorn
• Kibology
• Landover Baptist Church

The hacker community has a tradition of treating their favorite text editor with a reverence bordering on religious fanaticism. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a postmodern religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs J. R. Bob Dobbs is the pipe-smoking figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bokononism is the fictional religion practiced by many of the characters in Kurt Vonneguts novel Cats Cradle. ... The Jedi census movement was a grassroots movement in 2001 for citizens in a few English-speaking countries to record their religion as Jedi or Jedi Knight on the national census, after a fictitious religion originating in the Star Wars films. ... Religious display on Maradona in Naples. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former footballer. ... “Bobby Henderson” redirects here. ... A depiction of the Invisible Pink Unicorn, in the style of a heraldic animal rampant, though the nearest heraldic color to pink is purpure (purple). ... Kibology is a parody religion, partly satirizing Scientology. ... The Landover Baptist Church is a web site that serves as the home of a fictional Baptist church based in the town of Freehold, Iowa. ...

Other religions or belief systems

• Ancestor worship
• Animism
• Ditheism (Dualism)
  • Monolatrism
• Legalism
• Maltheism
• Monism
• Monotheism
• Mystery religion
• Humanism
  • Secular Humanism
• Objectivism
• Rationalism
• Pandeism
• Panendeism
• Panentheism
• Pantheism
  • Cosmotheism
• Polytheism
  • Henotheism
  • Kathenotheism
  • Polydeism
• Psychonautics
• Shamanism
• Suitheism
• Totemism

Ancestor worship, also ancestor veneration, is a religious practice based on the belief that ones ancestors possess supernatural powers. ... The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning soul.[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. ... The term dualism is the state of being dual, or having a twofold division. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Monolatrism or monolatry is a form of theology where adherents believe in the existence of multiple deities but worship only one. ... In Chinese history, Legalism (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fa-chia; literally School of law) was one of the four main philosophic schools in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (Near the end of the Zhou dynasty from about the sixth century BC to about the third... Eutheism and dystheism are dialectic opposites within the spectrum of theistic religious beliefs. ... For other uses, see Monist (disambiguation). ... For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album) In theology, monotheism (from Greek one and god) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ... Mystery religions, or simply Mysteries, were belief systems of the Graeco-Roman world full admission to which was restricted to those who had gone through certain secret initiation rites. ... See also the specific life stance known as Humanism For the Renaissance liberal arts movement, see Renaissance humanism Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appeal to universal human qualities... Secular humanism is a humanist philosophy that upholds reason, ethics, and justice, and specifically rejects the supernatural and the spiritual as warrants of moral reflection and decision-making. ... This article is about the philosophy of Ayn Rand. ... In epistemology and in its broadest sense, rationalism is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification (Lacey 286). ... Pandeism (Greek πάν, pan = all and Latin deus = God, in the sense of deism), is a term used at various times to describe religious beliefs. ... Panentheism (from Greek (pân) all; (en) in; and (Theós) god; all-in-God) is the theological position that God is immanent within the Universe, but also transcends it. ... Pantheism (Greek: πάν ( pan ) = all and θεός ( theos ) = God) literally means God is All and All is God. It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent abstract God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. ... Cosmotheism is a term invented in the late-19th or early-20th century, originally as a near-synonym of pantheism, and used by: Mordekhay Nesiyahu (Zionist user of the term) William Luther Pierce (White separatist) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Polytheism is belief in or worship of multiple gods or deities. ... Henotheism (Greek heis theos one god) is a term coined by Max Müller, to mean devotion to a single God while accepting the existence of other gods. ... Kathenotheism is a term coined by the philologist Max Müller to mean the worship of one god at a time. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... For the trance band Psychonaut, see Psychonaut (band). ... A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ... Suitheism, a term coined by American occultists David Michael Cunningham and Traeonna A. R. Wagener, is the belief that oneself is a deity, without the denial of the existence of other deities. ... Totemism (derived from the root -oode in the Ojibwe language, which referred to something kinship-related) is a religious belief that is frequently associated with shamanistic religions. ...

Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious or spiritual movements and practices

Esotericism

• Alchemy
• Anthroposophy
• Astrology
• Divination
• Esoteric Christianity
• Numerology
• Occultism
• Rosicrucian
  • Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
  • Rosicrucian Fellowship
• Surat Shabda Yoga

Look up Esotericism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... Anthroposophy, also called spiritual science, is a spiritual philosophy based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner,[1] which states that anyone who conscientiously cultivates sense-free thinking can attain experience of and insights into the spiritual world. ... Hand-coloured version of the anonymous Flammarion woodcut (1888). ... For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). ... Esoteric Christianity refers to the occult study and the mystic living of the esoteric knowledge related to what adherents view as the inner teachings of early Christianity, seen as a Mystery religion. ... Numerology is any of many systems, traditions or beliefs in a mystical or esoteric relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things. ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... The Temple of the Rose Cross, Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens, 1618. ... The Rosicrucian Order, Ancient Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC) is a worldwide mystical, Rosicrucian, educational, humanitarian and fraternal organization that was founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis in 1915. ... The Rosicrucian Fellowship Emblem The Rosicrucian Fellowship - An International Association of Christian Mystics - was founded in 1909/11 by Max Heindel as herald of the Aquarian Age and with the aim of promulgating the Rosicrucian teachings of the Mystery School of the West, the invisible Rosicrucian Order (which, according to... Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions. ...

Mysticism

• Christian mysticism
• Hindu mysticism
  • Tantra
    • Ananda Marga Tantra-Yoga
• Kabbalah (also part of Judaism)
  • Kabbalah Centre
• Martinism
• Merkabah (also part of Judaism)
• Meher Baba
• Sufism

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mysticism is the philosophy and practice of a direct experience of God. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... The Sri Yantra This article is an overview of Tantra and an in-depth look at the Tantra of Hinduism. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about traditional Jewish Kabbalah. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Kabbalah Centre is a highly profitable worldwide [1] marketing organization with headquarters in Los Angeles, California that offers a number of products and courses online and through its local centres. ... Martinism is the mystical tradition started in 18th century France by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam which encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ...

Magic (religion)

• Hoodoo (Rootwork)
  • New Orleans Voodoo
• Kulam - Filipino witchcraft
• Magick
  • Chaos magic
  • Enochian magic
  • Demonolatry
    • Goetia
• Pow-wow
• Seid (shamanic magic)
• Tarot
• Vaastu Shastra (Hinduism)
• Witchcraft

This article deals with magic in the context of religion and the anthropology of religion. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 2004 Home arena New Orleans Arena City, State New Orleans, Louisiana Head Coach Mike Neu ArenaBowl championships none Conference titles none Division titles 1: 2004 Wild Card berths none The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article refers to the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema. ... The chaos star (called a chaosphere, or black hole sun,[citations needed] by some practitioners) is the most popular symbol of chaos magic. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Demonolatry, not to be confused with demonology (the study of Demons), literally means the worship of Demons (used interchangeably with daemons as demon and daemon are seen much the same to the Demonolator because the word demon comes from daemon and daimon). ... Buer, the 10th spirit, who teaches Moral and Natural Philosophy (from the Mathers and Liddell 1995 edition). ... Pow-wow is a system of American folk religion and magic associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch. ... Seid (also seiðr, seidhr) was the form of shamanism practised by pre-Christian Norse and other Germanic cultures and continued in modern times by people who practice the reconstructionist beliefs of Ásatrú or heathenry. ... This article is about the general history, iconography, and uses of tarot cards. ... Vaastu Shastra (Vaastu- physical environment and Shastra- knowledge/ text/ principles. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... “Witch” redirects here. ...

Organizations promoting Ecumenism

• Dances of Universal Peace
• Interreligious organisations
  • Focolare Movement
  • Humanity's Team
• Subud

Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Ecumenism (also oecumenism, Å“cumenism... The Dances of Universal Peace are a form of spiritual meditative dance conducted in the company of a number of other dancers in a circle. ... Interreligious organisations or interfaith organisations are organisations that encourage dialogue and co-operation between the worlds different religious traditions. ... Founded 1943 in Trento, northern Italy by Chiara Lubich as a religious movement, the Focolare Movement, though primarily Roman Catholic, now has strong links to the major Christian denominations and other religions and even those with no religion. ... Humanitys Team is a spiritual movement whose purpose is to communicate and implement the belief that we are all one, one with God and one with life, in a shared global state of being, so that the behavior of humanity may shift to reflect this understanding. ... Subud (pronounced IPA: ) is an international spiritual association of people of all religions as well as people with no religious affiliation. ...

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

• Aesthetic Realism
• Fellowship of Reason
• Juche
• Nazi mysticism

Aesthetic Realism is the philosophy founded by the American poet and critic Eli Siegel in 1941. ... The Fellowship of Reason is a moral community based in Atlanta. ... The Juche Idea (also Juche Sasang or Chuche; pronounced // in Korean, approximately joo-cheh) is the official state ideology of North Korea and the political system based on it. ... Nazi mysticism is a quasi-religious undercurrent of Nazism; it denotes the mixture of Nazism with occultism, esotericism, cryptohistory, and/or the paranormal — especially in the traditions of Germanic mysticism. ...

References

See also

• Major world religions
• List of religious organizations
• Monotheism
• New religious movements
• List of purported cults
• List of fictional religions
• List of people by belief
• Sacred text
• Mythology
• Civil religion

Major religious groups as a percentage of the world population in 2005. ... This is a list of religious organizations. ... For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album) In theology, monotheism (from Greek one and god) is the belief in the existence of one deity or God, or in the oneness of God. ... A new religious movement or NRM is a term used to refer to a religious faith, or an ethical, spiritual or philosophical movement of recent origin that isnt part of an established denomination, church, or religious body. ... This list of reported cults indexes a number of groups that have been referred to: as a cult directly by specific listed sources; as a sect directly by specific listed French-language or United Kingdom sources; as such within the last 50 years; Disclaimer: Inclusion of a group within this... This is a list of fictional religions from specific works of published fiction (films, novels, etc. ... These are articles that list people of a particular religious or political belief. ... Many religions and spiritual movements believe that their sacred texts (or scriptures) are the Word of God, often feeling that the texts are wholly divine or spiritually inspired in origin. ... The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from mythologein to relate myths, from mythos, meaning a narrative, and logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to interpret natural events and... The intended meaning of the term civil religion often varies according to whether one is a sociologist of religion or a professional political commentator. ...

External links

• List of Religions in USA
• Statistics on religious belief or adherence