Religious Traditions
35 entries in the Religious Traditions compendium.
African traditional religionsOral, animistic traditions centered on ancestors and spirits.Ancient Celtic religionPolytheistic religion of ancient Celtic peoples, known from fragmentary evidence.Ancient Egyptian religionPolytheistic system centered on divine pharaohs and the afterlife.Ancient Greek religionPolytheistic system of beliefs, rituals, and mythology in ancient Greece.Ancient Mesopotamian religionAncient Mesopotamian religion was a consistent polytheistic tradition spanning millennia.Australian Aboriginal religion and mythologySacred stories linking land, ancestors, and the Dreaming.Aztec religionPolytheistic and monistic pantheism centered on teotl.Baháʼí FaithConcept in the Baháʼí Faith referring to prophets as perfect mirrors of God's attributes.Chinese folk religionA syncretic tradition of spirit and ancestor veneration.ChristianityWorld's largest religion, centered on Jesus Christ.ConfucianismA system of thought emphasizing virtue, harmony, and familial responsibility.DruzeEsoteric monotheistic group originating from Ismā‘īli Shiʿa Islam.Eastern ChristianityEastern Christianity encompasses diverse traditions originating in the Eastern MediterraneFolk religionFolk religion is religion as lived outside official doctrine.Germanic paganismTraditional religion of Germanic peoples, varying across time and region.GnosticismDiverse movements emphasizing personal spiritual knowledge over institutional authority.Haitian VodouA syncretic Afro-Haitian religion centered on serving the lwa.JainismIndian religion centered on nonviolence and spiritual liberation.JudaismAn Abrahamic, monotheistic ethnic religion of the Jewish people.ShintoJapan's indigenous religion centered on kami worship.LutheranismMajor Protestant branch rooted in Martin Luther's Reformation.MethodismA Protestant revival movement emphasizing methodical faith and sanctification.MormonismRestorationist Christian movement founded by Joseph Smith in the 1820s.Orthodox JudaismA movement within Orthodox Judaism synthesizing Jewish law with modern engagement.PentecostalismA Protestant movement emphasizing Spirit baptism and speaking in tongues.PresbyterianismReformed Protestant tradition governed by representative assemblies of elders.ProtestantismChristian movement originating in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.QuakersA Christian movement emphasizing direct experience of Christ and peace.Reformed ChristianityMajor Protestant branch originating in the 16th-century Reformation.Russian Orthodox ChurchAutocephalous Eastern Orthodox church tracing origins to 988.Seventh-day Adventist ChurchAdventist denomination observing Saturday Sabbath and emphasizing Christ's imminent returnShia IslamImplementation of Shia Islam in politics; gained prominence after the Iranian Revolution.SikhismIndian monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century.Sunni IslamSecond-largest sect of Islam in Iraq, comprising Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmens.UnitarianismNontrinitarian Christian movement affirming the unitary nature of God.
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