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The following is a list of religions. Note: A discussion of the ways in which "major religions" have historically been separated from the list of all religions can be found in the article Major world religions. Note: As there are countless small religions, many of which cannot be verified to be real or legitimate, only those religions with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable. Note: The classification below is only one of several possible, using a filter system for categorization. A group will be listed in a category as close to the top of the page as the definitions for the category allow. Even if multiple definitions are applicable a religion will, ideally, only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is inclusive. Abrahamic religions A group of monotheistic traditions sometimes grouped with one another for comparative purposes, because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham. Bábism Baháí Christianity (see List of Christian denominations for greater detail) Gnosticism Islam (see Divisions of Islam) Judaism (see also: Jew; Hebrews; Jewish Denominations; Jewish ethnic divisions) Dharmic religions Religions with a concept of Dharma, including major religions of historical India and religions descended from them. Buddhism (see Schools of Buddhism) Hinduism (see also Contemporary Hindu movements) Jainism Sikhism Is the religion created by the Ten Sikh Gurus and whose current Guru (spiritual leader) is Guru Granth Sahib Other Dharmic religions Other revealed religions Religions with one God, also called classical monotheism Zoroastrianism Indigenous religions The orally transmitted canon of indigenous peoples, many involving some variant of animism and many defunct African Traditional Religion Proto-Indo-European religion|European Religion Middle Eastern religions Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American religions Pacific religions Neopaganism|Neopagan or revival religions Modern religions seeking to recreate indigenous, usually pre-Christian, beliefs and practices Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path|Left-Hand Path religions Faiths teaching that the ultimate goal is separating consciousness from the universe, rather than being absorbed by it African diaspora|African diasporic religions Religions originating but not entirely located in Africa Non-revealed religions Philosophies not transmitted by a divine prophet Syncretism|Syncretic religions Faiths created from blending earlier religions or that consider all or some religions to be essentially the same Entheogen religions Religions based around divinely inspiring substances New religious movements Religions founded since 1850 with small followings See list of new religious movements for a list based on other sources Monotheistic NRMs Indigenous NRMs Buddhist-oriented NRMs Christian-oriented NRMs Hindu-oriented NRMs Islam-rooted NRMs Judaism-oriented NRMs Chinese-oriented NRMs Filipino-oriented NRMs Japanese-rooted NRMs Korean-oriented NRMs Malaysian-oriented NRMs Indonesian-oriented NRMs Vietnamese-oriented NRMs Western magical / esoteric groups White-supremacist religions Black-supremacist religions UFO religion|Alien-based religions Other NRMs Parody religion|Parody or mock religions Groups that poke fun at other religions or religion in general Other religions or belief systems Esotericism Mysticism Magic (religion) Organizations promoting Ecumenism Non-belief systems (lack of religion) Systems claiming not to be religions, but which have characteristics of religion See also | |||||||
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