List of religions

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This is a list of religions.

1 Religions, sects and denominations in a general setting
2 Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious movements and practices
3 Beliefs that are not religions
4 Joke religions
5 Fictional religions
6 See also

[change] Religions, sects and denominations in a general setting

Note that the classification of religions hereunder is only one of several possible. Some entries are listed more than once.

[change] Abrahamic religions

Bahá'í Faith
- Orthodox Bahai Faith

Christianity (see List of Christian denominations)
- Catholicism
- Christian Gnosticism
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Protestantism
- Restorationism
  - Mormonism

Druzism

Islam
- Sunni
  - Shafi'i
  - Hanafi
  - Maliki
  - Hanbali
- Shiite
  - Alawites
  - Ismailis
- Wahhabi
- Sufism (a form of Islamic mysticism)
- Nation of Islam
- Ibadhiyya
- Ahmadiyya

Judaism
- First Century Messianic Renewed Judaism
- Pre-Rabbinic sects
  - Essenes
  - Hebrew religion
  - Pharisaism
  - Sadducees
- Rabbinic Judaism
  - Conservative Judaism
  - Orthodox Judaism
    - Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
    - Modern Orthodox Judaism
    - Hasidic Judaism
  - Reconstructionist Judaism
  - Reform Judaism
- Falasha Judaism
- Karaite Judaism

Mandaeanism

Rastafari

Samaritanism
- 20th Century Messianic Renewed Judaism II

[change] Religions of South Asian origin

Ayyavazhi

Buddhism
- Theravada
- Mahayana
- Vajrayana

Hinduism
- Vedanta
- Vaishnavism
  - Swaminarayan sect
  - Gaudiya Vaishnavism
    - ISKCON (Hare Krishna)
- Saivism
- Saktism
- Smartism
- Yoga

Jainism

Sikhism

[change] Persian religions

Manichaeism
Zoroastrianism
Mytraism
Zurvanism

[change] Religions of East Asian origin

Confucianism
Iglesia ni Cristo
Juche
Mohism
Shinto
- Oomoto
Taoism
Tenrikyo
ching hung
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[change] African-American religions

Candomblé
Haitian Voudun
Macumba
Santería
Umbanda
Winti

[change] Faiths of indigenous peoples

African religions
- Akamba mythology
- Akan mythology
- Ashanti mythology
- Bushongo mythology
- Dahomey mythology
- Dinka mythology
- Efik mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Isoko mythology
- Khoikhoi mythology
- Lotuko mythology
- Lugbara mythology
- Pygmy mythology
- Tumbuka mythology
- Voudun (Voodoo)
- Yoruba mythology
- Zulu mythology
European religions
- Anglo-Saxon mythology
- Basque mythology
- Chukchi mythology
- Druidry
- Finnish mythology
- Greek religion
  - Hellênismos
  - Roman religion
- Norse mythology
  - Asatru
- Slavic mythology
Middle Eastern religions
- Yezidis
Native American religions
- Abenaki mythology
- Aztec mythology
- Blackfoot mythology
- Chippewa mythology
- Creek mythology
- Crow mythology
- Guarani mythology
- Haida mythology
- Huron mythology
- Ibo mythology
- Iroquois mythology
- Kwakiutl mythology
- Lakota mythology
- Lenape mythology
- Navaho mythology
- Nootka mythology
- Pawnee mythology
- Salish mythology
- Seneca mythology
- Tsimshian mythology
- Ute mythology
- Winnebago mythology
- Zuni mythology
Northern indigenous religions
- Aleut mythology
- Evenk mythology
- Inuit mythology
- Yukaghir mythology
Oceanic religions
- Australian Aboriginal mythology
- Cargo cults (Jon Frum, etc.)
  - Dievturiba
- Huna (traditional Hawaiian religion)
- Micronesian mythology
- Maori mythology
- Modekngei (Republic of Palau)
- Nauruan indigenous religion
- Polynesian mythology
- Tuvaluan mythology
Hyrulean religions
- Hylian

See also: Animism, Goddess Worship, Paganism, Shamanism

[change] Religions and spiritual movements of modern origin

ACIM (A Course In Miracles)
Eclectic unification religions
- Cao Dai
- Arès Pilgrim Movement
- Law of One
- Matrixism: The path of the One
- Unitarian Universalism
- Universal Life Church
- THC Ministry
- Theosophy
Falun Dafa (Falun Gong)
Humanism
- Secular Humanism
- Spiritual Humanism
- New Humanism
Left Hand Path religions
- Neopaganism (some forms)
- Satanism
- Temple of Set
- Thelema
Neopaganism
- Finnish neopaganism
- Neo-druidism
- Judeo-Paganism
- Wicca
  - Alexandrian Wicca
  - Dianic Wicca
  - Gardnerian Wicca
  - Seax-Wica
  - Faery Wicca
  - Feri Tradition
Process Church of the Final Judgement
Raelism
Scientology
Spiritualism
- Spiritism
Science Grounded Religion
- Dev Samaj
Summum

[change] Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious movements and practices

[change] Esotericism

Alchemy
Freemasonry
Gnosticism
Kabbalah
Occultism
Rosicrucian
- Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
- Confraternity of the Rose Cross

[change] Mysticism

Christian mysticism
- Gnosticism
Hindu mysticism
- Tantra
  - Tantric yoga
Martinism
Meditation
Kabbalah
Spirituality
Sufism (Islamic mysticism)
Theosophy

[change] Magic (religion)

Astrology
Divination
- Prophecy
Exorcism
Faith healing
Feng Shui
Magick
- Chaos magick
- Enochian magick
- Grimoire magick
- Goetic magick
Miracles
Seid (shamanic magic)
Witchcraft

[change] Ritualism

Prayer
Sacrifice
- Animal sacrifice
- Human sacrifice
Worship

[change] Beliefs that are not religions

[change] Joke 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 J R "Bob" Dobbs)
Discordianism
The Golden Molsonites
The First Church of the Last Laugh
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Kibology
Roshambo
Shatnerology
Tapism
Invisible pink unicorn

[change] Fictional religions

The religions of the Cthulhu Mythos
Jedi (Star Wars)
The Force (Star Wars)
Klingon religion (Star Trek)
Robotology (Futurama)

[change] See also

List of organizations
List of religious organizations
New religious movements
List of purported cults
List of people by belief
Sacred text
Mythology

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