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Religions of the world
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Religions, sects and denominations

Abrahamic religions

Listed in alphabetical order:

Baha'i Faith
- Orthodox Bahai Faith
Christianity
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Catholicism
- Protestantism
- Restorationism
- Unitarian Universalism (although not an exclusively Christian religion, both predecessor religions were/are Christian)

For a detailed list, see List of Christian denominations

Other and related

Vedic Religions

Hinduism
- Vaishnavism
  - Swaminarayan sect
  - Bhakti Movement
    - ISKCON (Hare Krishna)
- Saivism
- Saktism
- Smartism

Note: Yoga is not a religion, but rather a collective term for various spiritual practices and disciplines common to most branches of Hinduism.

Non-Vedic Religions of India

Religions of Far Eastern origin

Other Religions/Spiritual Cultivation

New religious movements and cults

Some of the following groups are considered cults; a few are even considered dangerous by their opponents. Read the entry on cults for more information on this controversial topic.

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, Basque, Blackfoot, Bushongo, Chippewa, Chukchi, Creek, Crow, Dahomey, Dinka, Efik, Evenk, Guarani, Haida, 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
Huna (traditional Hawaiian religion)
Cargo cults (Jon Frum, etc.)
Druidism
Goddess Worship
Greek religion
Hellênismos
Neopaganism
Roman religion
Santeria
Shamanism
Voudun (Voodoo)
Satanism
Temple of Set
Yezidis

Mysticism

Christian mysticism
- Gnosticism
Hindu mysticism
- Tantra
  - Tantric yoga
Kabbalah
Spirituality
Sufism
Theosophy

Esotericism

Freemasonry (non-religious)
Rosicrucian (non-religious)
- Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
- Confraternity of the Rose Cross

Non-religious, anti-religious or Meta-Religious

Agnosticism
Atheism
Brianism
Church of Virus
Cosmotheism
Dialectical materialism (Marxist ideology)
Fellowship of Reason
Generalism
Humanism
Juche and Chondogyo (government personality cults)
Panentheism
Pantheism
Quantum Pantheism

Parody or Mock Religions

Bokononism
Brianism
Church of Beavis Christ
Church of Dolcett
Church of Emacs
Church of Jesus Christ Elvis
Church of the SubGenius (The cult of Bob Dobbs)
Discordianism (some Discordians maintain that their religion is not wholly without an element of seriousness)
The First Church of the Last Laugh
Kibology
Robotology
Roshambo
Shatnerology
Tapism

Inter-faith Organisations

A number of organisations exist which seek to reconcile differences between religions, and to promote 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

See also

External Link

Statistics on religious belief or adherence

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