List of religions - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of religions and spiritual traditions. Some entries are written more than once.

Abrahamic religions

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A group of monotheistic traditions often grouped together because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham.

Baha'i Faith

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Christianity

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Anglicanism and Union of Utrecht

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Catholicism

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Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy

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Protestantism

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Restorationism

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Gnosticism

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Christian Gnosticism
Early Gnosticism
Medieval Gnosticism
Persian Gnosticism
Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism
Kalam Schools
Kharijite
Sufism

Restorationism

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Groups sometimes considered non-Islamic
These religious traditions are not recognized as parts of Islam by mainstream Islamic fiqh, but consider themselves to be Muslim.
Rabbinic Judaism
Non-Rabbinic Judaism
Historical groups
Other sects

African diasporic religions

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These religions are those of African cultures who have settled outside of Africa (diaspora). They are also sometimes called Creole religions. They include a number of related religions that developed in the Americas among African slaves and their descendants in various countries of the Caribbean Islands and Latin America, as well as parts of the southern United States. The traditions come from African traditional religions, especially of West and Central Africa.

Eastern religion

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Dharmic religions

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Religions that have idea of Dharma.

Buddhism

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Hinduism

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Major schools and movements of Hindu philosophy

Main article: Sikhism

East Asian religions

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European religions

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Indigenous traditional faiths

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Traditionally, these faiths have all been classified as pagan religions, but modern scholars prefer the terms "indigenous", "primal", "folk", or "ethnic".

West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa

American

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Traditional religions of the Native American peoples.


Eurasian

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Oriental
Siberian
Uralic

Cargo cults

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Iranian religions

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Historical polytheism

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Ancient Near Eastern

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Indo-European

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Hellenistic

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Mystic and esoteric versions of the major religions

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Neopaganism

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New Age religions and UFO religions

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Occult religions

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Left-hand path occult religions

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Satanism

Parody religions

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Other websites

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