List of religions

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1 Religions, sects and denominations

1.1 Abrahamic religions
1.2 Vedic religions (Hinduism)
1.3 Non-Vedic Indo-Persian religions
1.4 Religions of Far Eastern origin
1.5 Pagan faiths of indigenous peoples
1.6 Religions and spiritual movements of modern origin

2 Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious movements

2.7 Esotericism
2.8 Mysticism
2.9 Magic (religion)
2.10 Organizations promoting Ecumenism

3 Areligious or meta-religious points of view
4 Parody or mock religions
5 Fictional religions
6 See also
7 External links

Religions, sects and denominations

Abrahamic religions

BahÃÂÃÂ¡'ÃÂÃÂ Faith
- Orthodox Bahai Faith
Christianity (see List of Christian denominations)
Druzism
Islam
- Sunni
- Shiite
  - Alawites
  - Ismailis
- Wahhabi
- Sufism
  - Tidjani
- Nation of Islam
- Ibadiyyah
- Ahmadiyya
John the Baptizer religions
- Mandaeanism
- See also Christianity
Judaism
- Pre-Rabbinic sects
  - Essenes
  - Hebrew religion
  - Pharisaism
  - Sadducees
  - See also John the Baptizer religions
- Rabbinic Judaism
- Karaites
Samaritanism
Rastafarianism

Vedic religions (Hinduism)

Vaishnavism
- Swaminarayan sect
- Gaudiya Vaishnavism
  - 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 Indo-Persian religions

Religions of Far Eastern origin

Pagan faiths of indigenous peoples

African religions
European religions
- Anglo-Saxon mythology
- Basque mythology
- Chukchi mythology
- Druidry
- Finnish mythology
- Greek religion
  - HellÃÂÃÂªnismos
  - Roman religion
- Norse mythology
- Slavic mythology
Middle Eastern religions
- Yezidis
Native American religions
Northern indigenous religions
- Aleut mythology
- Evenk mythology
- Inuit mythology
- Yukaghir mythology
Oceanic religions
- Australian Aboriginal mythology
- Cargo cults (Jon Frum, etc.)
  - Asatru
  - Dievturiba
- Huna (traditional Hawaiian religion)
- Micronesian mythology
- Maori mythology
- Modekngei (Republic of Palau)
- Nauruan indigenous religion
- Polynesian mythology
- Tuvaluan mythology

See also: Animism, Goddess Worship, Paganism, Shamanism

Religions and spiritual movements of modern origin

ACIM (A Course In Miracles)
African-American religions
- CandomblÃÂÃÂ©
- Santeria
- Macumba
- Umbanda
Falun Dafa
Left Hand Path religions
- Neopaganism (some forms)
- Satanism
- Temple of Set
- Thelema
Neopaganism
Process Church of the Final Judgement
Raelism
Scientology
Spiritualism (Spiritism)
- Kardecist Spiritism
Eclectic unification religions
Summum

Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious movements

Esotericism

Mysticism

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

Magic (religion)

Organizations promoting Ecumenism

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

Areligious or meta-religious points of view

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

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
Invisible pink unicorn

Fictional religions

See also

External links