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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 .

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.


Abrahamic Religions

''A group of Monotheistic Traditions sometimes grouped with one another for comparative purposes, because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham .''


Dharmic religions

''Religions with a concept of Dharma , also major religions of historical India . Most are Monotheistic or Monistic , though it is commonly thought they are Polytheistic .''


Other revealed religions

''Believers in one God, also called classical Monotheism , who follow an Indo-European culture of belief, philosophy and angelology.''



Indigenous religions

''The orally transmitted canon of Indigenous peoples, many involving some variant of Animism and many defunct''



Neopagan Or Revival Religions

''Modern religions seeking to recreate indigenous, usually pre-Christian, beliefs and practices''


Non-revealed religions

''Philosophies not transmitted by a divine prophet''


Left-Hand Path Religions

''Faiths teaching that the ultimate goal is separating consciousness from the universe, rather than being absorbed by it''


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 Movement s

See List Of New Religious Movements for a list based on other sources

''See hereunder for religions founded since 1850 with small followings''

Monotheistic NRMs

Indigenous NRMs

African Diaspora / Latin American NRMs

Hindu-oriented NRMs

NRMs with Islamic Roots

NRMs With Jewish Roots

Christian-oriented NRMs

Buddhist-oriented NRMs

Chinese-oriented NRMs

Japanese-oriented NRMs

Korean-oriented NRMs

Vietnamese-oriented NRMs

Malaysian-Oriented NRMs

Western Magical / Esoteric Groups

White Supremacist Religions

Black Supremacist Religions

Alien-based Religions

Other NRMs


Parody Or Mock Religions

''Groups that poke fun at other religions or religion in general''


OTHER RELIGIONS OR BELIEF SYSTEMS




NONSECTARIAN AND TRANS-SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS AND PRACTICES


Esotericism



Mysticism



Magic (religion)



Ritual ism



Organizations promoting Ecumenism



Non-belief systems (lack of religion)

  • Agnosticism - inconclusive belief in God(s)

  • Atheism - disbelief in God(s) (''Hard atheism'' is active disbelief in any deity; ''soft atheism'' is not accepting the idea of theism until better evidence for it can be produced.



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