world religions
Global spiritual traditions
World religions are the major faith traditions with global reach and large followings—typically Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and sometimes Sikhism, among others.
The term appears in academic and educational contexts: a world religions course, a textbook on world religions.
The category itself is contested, as it privileges certain traditions over indigenous or smaller faiths.
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- templesHoly places or head sides
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
Islam · churches · syncretism · Shinto · sacred texts · holy books · Judaism · ecumenism · Zoroastrianism · pluralism · interfaith dialogue · Sikhism · mosques · places of worship · sacred rituals · rites of passage · dharma · golden rule
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- cultural geographyethnic groups, borders, territories, nationalism, migration
- religious educationBible college, Bible stories, Sunday school, church teachings, Sunday school teachers
- school religionschool prayer, prayer in schools, church-state separation, establishment clause, moment of silence
- world culturesholidays, flags, traditional clothing, ethnic food, festivals
- cultural historyart history, music history, cultural artifacts, cultural memory, cultural movements
world religionsatheism
Rejection of deities
secular humanism · secularism · antitheism · naturalism · agnosticism
world religionsfolk religions
Indigenous community spiritual practices
animism · shamanism · ancestor worship · mystery cults · household gods
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