psychological, and anthropological theories about religion generally attempt to explain the origin and function of religion. These theories define what they present...

Hundreds of conspiracy theories about Freemasonry have been described since the late 18th century. Usually, these theories fall into three distinct categories:...

Fields. New York: The Free Press. p. 35. Pals, Daniel. 1996. Seven Theories of Religion. New York: Oxford University Press. US ISBN 0-19-508725-9 (pbk)....

of religion, comparative religion, and social scientific studies. Theories of religion offer various explanations for its origins and workings, including...

termsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Theories about religion Timeline of religion Gibbons, Ann (June 13, 2012). "Bonobos Join Chimps as...

Stonehenge has been the subject of many theories about its origin, ranging from the academic worlds of archaeology to explanations from mythology and the...

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

Sorcery (goetia) – Magical practice involving evocation of spirits Theories about religion Worship of heavenly bodies – Worship of stars and other heavenly...

elements and theories about deities, and Medieval philosophy was strongly influenced by the big three monotheistic Abrahamic religions. In the Western...

Organized religion, also known as institutional religion, is religion in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established...

magico-religious practices influenced by their ideas of various Indigenous religions, creating what has been termed neoshamanism or the neoshamanic movement...

investigations and independent reviews have rejected these theories. Proponents of these theories assert that there are inconsistencies in the commonly accepted...

state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also...

cultures that produce them. Cross-cultural or comparative theories of religion focus on “religion” as something that can be found and compared across all...

election as President of the United States in 2008. As with conspiracy theories surrounding his citizenship status, the claims are promoted by various...

Conspiracy theories about the death of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, contradict the accepted fact that he committed suicide in the...

This is a list of notable conspiracy theories. Many conspiracy theories relate to supposed clandestine government plans and elaborate murder plots. They...

raised were called etemmu.[clarification needed] Traditional Chinese folk religion involves necromancy in seeking blessing from dead ancestors through ritual...

code word" for conspiracy theories that unite antisemitism and Islamophobia. One prominent Soros-related conspiracy theory is that he is behind the European...

is some other theory or set of theories. In other words, it is a theory about theories. Statements made in the metatheory about the theory are called metatheorems...

Antireligion is opposition to religion or traditional religious beliefs and practices. It involves opposition to organized religion, religious practices or...

history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). The prehistory of religion involves the study of religious beliefs that...

Attachment theory and psychology of religion research explores the ways that a belief in God can fulfill the criteria of an attachment figure and examines...

the real chemical compound, that is the source of numerous conspiracy theories revolving around human trafficking to harvest the fictional drug. Men and...

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religions, such as Abrahamic religions, or any system with an exclusivist approach, seeing syncretism as corrupting the original religion. Non-exclusivist systems...

theory and methods, anthropological theory, and archaeological and historical methods and theories to the study of religion and ritual in past human societies...

African religion to the magical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Later, Auguste Comte employed the concept in his theory of the evolution of religion, wherein...

Harris, Marvin. (2001) [1968]. The rise of anthropological theory: a history of theories of culture. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. Kehoe, Alice B...