religious literature
Holy written works
Religious literature encompasses texts considered sacred, spiritually instructive, or devotional within faith traditions.
This includes scriptures like the Bible, Quran, and Torah, as well as commentaries, hymns, prayers, and theological works.
The category extends to inspirational writing aimed at believers: The bookstore had a whole section of religious literature.
Some texts blur the line between religious literature and philosophy or mythology.
- hymnalsWorship songbook compilations
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- Dead Sea ScrollsAncient manuscripts from Judean caves
- missalCatholic service text collection
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
Ten Commandments · hagiographies · canon · exegesis · Sutras · Torah · Quran · sacred texts · Bible · Gospel of John · catechism · spiritual writings · prayer books · Lord's Prayer · Hail Mary · Vedas · Beatitudes · apologetics
- British ChristianityChurch of England, Methodism, Methodists, Anglicanism, dissenters
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Sexually explicit arousing material
erotica · pulp fiction · smut · penny dreadfuls · tabloid journalism
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Formal research documentation
academic journals · technical manuals · empirical research · peer-reviewed papers · laboratory reports
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