Religions of the world
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Religions, sects and denominations (alphabetical order)
Abrahamic religions
Other and related
- Deism
- Druzism
- Mandaeanism
- Manichaeism
- Samaritans
- Children of God
- Universal Life Church
- Zoroastrianism
Vedic Religions
- Buddhism (sometimes considered to be an applied religious philosophy)
- Hinduism
- Vaishnavism
- Swaminarayan sect
- Bhakti Movement
- ISKCON (Hare Krishna)
- Saivism
- Saktism
- Smartism
- Vaishnavism
- Jainism
- Sikhism
Religions of Far Eastern origin
Other Religions/Spiritual Cultivation
New religious movements
Some of the following organizations are considered cults; a few are even considered dangerous by their opponents, see cults.
- ACIM (A Course In Miracles)
- The Force
- Law of One
- Process Church of the Final Judgement
- Raelism
- Scientology (considered to be an applied religious philosophy)
- Thelema
Pagan and polytheistic faiths
- Animism
- collective term for hundreds or thousands of largely unrelated religions, including the religions of the following ethnic groups: Abenaki, Akamba, Akan, Aleut, Ashanti, Australian Aborigine, Aztec, Blackfoot, Bushongo, Chippewa, Chukchi, Creek, Crow, Dahomey, Dinka, Efik, Evenk, Guarani, Haida, Hawaiian, Huron, Ibo, Inuit, Iroquois, Isoko, Khoikhoi, Kwakiutl, Lakota, Leni Lenape, Lotuko, Lugbara, Maori, Micronesian, Modekngei, Nauruan, Navaho, Nootka, Pawnee, Polynesian, Pygmy, Salish, Seneca, Tsimshian, Tumbuka, Tuvaluan, Ute, Winnebago, Yoruba, Yukaghir, Zulu, Zuni
- Basque mythology
- Cargo cults (Jon Frum, etc.)
- Druidism
- Goddess Worship
- Greek religion
- Hellenic Neopaganism
- Neopaganism
- Roman religion
- Santeria
- Shamanism
- Voudun (Voodoo)
- Satanism
- Temple of Set
- Yezidis
Mysticism
- Christian mysticism
- Gnosticism
- Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (Rosicrucianism)
- Hindu mysticism
- Kabbalah
- Spirituality
- Sufism
- Theosophy
Inter-faith Organisations
A number of organisations exist which seek to reconcile differences between religions toward friendship and dialogue.
- Interfaith.org a cooperative association of organizations and clergy persons who have joined together to establish a greater spiritual presence on the World Wide Web.
- Dances of Universal Peace
- Sathya Sai Organisation
- The Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO)
- Temple of Understanding
- World Council of Churches
- Unitarian Universalism (not an exclusively Christian religion)
See also
External Link
- Statistics on religious belief or adherence
- Site dedicated to Shintoism (Spanish)
- Satanism and the Church of Satan
- Webpage dedicated to Daoism (Spanish)
- Site dedicated to Confuciansim
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Religions of the world" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_of_the_world December 31, 2003
