The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to religion:

Religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

– organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world. RELIGIONES

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Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...

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Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

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Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

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Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...

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South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...

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Religion in Africa Religion in Africa is multifaceted and has been a major influence on African art, art, Culture of Africa, culture and African philosophy, philosophy. Today, the continent's various populations and individuals are mostly adherents of Christianity i ...

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Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

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Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...

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Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

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Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesNigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

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Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

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Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

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Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

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Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

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South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

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Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

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Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

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Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

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Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

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Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

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Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

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Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

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Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

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Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

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Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

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Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

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Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...

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Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

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Religion in Asia Asia is the largest and most populous continent and the birthplace of many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious tradition ...

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

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Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

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Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

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Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...

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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

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Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...

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North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

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Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

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Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...

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Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

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Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

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Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

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Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

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Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

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Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...

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Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

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Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

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Religion in India Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. The Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four of the world's major religions; namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The preamble of Indian co ...

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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

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Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares ...

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Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

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Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

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Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

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Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...

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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

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Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

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Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

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Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

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Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

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Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

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Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Silig ...

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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

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Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...

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Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...

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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

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West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

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Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

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Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

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Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

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Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

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Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

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Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

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United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

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Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

:: Religion in the Caucasus (a region considered to be in both Asia and Europe, or between them) ::: Religion in North Caucasus :::: Parts of

(Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai) ::: Religion in South Caucasus ::::

(including disputed Religion in Abkhazia, Abkhazia, Religion in South Ossetia, South Ossetia) •

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(including disputed Religion in Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) :: Religion in Europe Europe location

::: Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Religion in the Åland Islands, Åland • Religion in Albania, Albania • Religion in Andorra, Andorra •

• Religion in Austria, Austria •

• Religion in Belarus, Belarus • Religion in Belgium, Belgium • Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Religion in Bulgaria, Bulgaria • Religion in Croatia, Croatia •

• Religion in the Czech Republic, Czech Republic • Religion in Denmark, Denmark • Religion in Estonia, Estonia • Religion in the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands • Religion in Finland, Finland • Religion in France, France •

• Religion in Germany, Germany • Religion in Gibraltar, Gibraltar • Religion in Greece, Greece • Religion in Guernsey, Guernsey • Religion in Hungary, Hungary • Religion in Iceland, Iceland • Religion in the Republic of Ireland, Ireland • Religion in the Isle of Man, Isle of Man • Religion in Italy, Italy • Religion in Jersey, Jersey •

• Religion in Kosovo, Kosovo • Religion in Latvia, Latvia • Religion in Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein • Religion in Lithuania, Lithuania • Religion in Luxembourg, Luxembourg • Religion in Malta, Malta • Religion in Moldova, Moldova (including disputed Religion in Transnistria, Transnistria) • Religion in Monaco, Monaco • Religion in Montenegro, Montenegro • Religion in the Netherlands, Netherlands • Religion in North Macedonia, North Macedonia • Religion in Norway, Norway • Religion in Poland, Poland • Religion in Portugal, Portugal • Religion in Romania, Romania •

• Religion in San Marino, San Marino • Religion in Serbia, Serbia • Religion in Slovakia, Slovakia • Religion in Slovenia, Slovenia • :::Religion in Spain, Spain :::: Autonomous communities of Spain: Religion in Catalonia, Catalonia ::: Religion in Sweden, Sweden • Religion in Switzerland, Switzerland •

• Religion in Ukraine, Ukraine ::: Religion in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom :::: Religion in England, England (Religion in Birmingham, Birmingham, Religion in Cornwall, Cornwall, Religion in London, London, Religion in Sussex, Sussex) • Religion in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland • Religion in Scotland, Scotland • Religion in Wales, Wales ::: Religion in Vatican City, Vatican City ::: Religion in the European Union :: North America ::: Religion in Canada, Canada LocationCanadaAmerica

:::: Religion in Provinces of Canada: • Religion in Alberta, Alberta • Religion in British Columbia, British Columbia • Religion in Manitoba, Manitoba • Religion in New Brunswick, New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Nova Scotia • Religion in Ontario, Ontario (Religion in Toronto, Toronto) • Prince Edward Island • Religion in Quebec, Quebec • Religion in Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan :::: Religion in Territories of Canada: Northwest Territories • Religion in Nunavut, Nunavut • Yukon :::Religion in Greenland, Greenland • Religion in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon ::: Religion in the United States, United States Location USA in America

:::: Religion in Alabama, Alabama • Religion in Alaska, Alaska • Religion in Arizona, Arizona • Religion in Arkansas, Arkansas • Religion in California, California • Religion in Colorado, Colorado • Religion in Connecticut, Connecticut • Religion in Delaware, Delaware • Religion in Florida, Florida • Religion in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia • Religion in Hawaii, Hawaii • Religion in Idaho, Idaho • Religion in Illinois, Illinois • Religion in Indiana, Indiana • Religion in Iowa, Iowa • Religion in Kansas, Kansas • Religion in Kentucky, Kentucky • Religion in Louisiana, Louisiana • Religion in Maine, Maine • Religion in Maryland, Maryland • Religion in Massachusetts, Massachusetts • Religion in Michigan, Michigan • Religion in Minnesota, Minnesota • Religion in Mississippi, Mississippi • Religion in Missouri, Missouri • Religion in Montana, Montana • Religion in Nebraska, Nebraska • Religion in Nevada, Nevada • Religion in New Hampshire, New Hampshire • Religion in New Jersey, New Jersey • Religion in New Mexico, New Mexico • Religion in New York, New York • Religion in North Carolina, North Carolina • Religion in North Dakota, North Dakota • Religion in Ohio, Ohio • Religion in Oklahoma, Oklahoma • Religion in Oregon, Oregon • Religion in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania (Religion in Philadelphia, Philadelphia) • Religion in Rhode Island, Rhode Island • Religion in South Carolina, South Carolina • Religion in South Dakota, South Dakota • Religion in Tennessee, Tennessee • Religion in Texas, Texas • Religion in Utah, Utah • Religion in Vermont, Vermont • Religion in Virginia, Virginia • Religion in Washington, Washington • Religion in West Virginia, West Virginia • Religion in Wisconsin, Wisconsin • Religion in Wyoming, Wyoming :::: District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) ::: Religion in Mexico, Mexico Location mexico in america

::: Religion in Central America :::: Religion in Belize, Belize • Religion in Costa Rica, Costa Rica • Religion in El Salvador, El Salvador • Religion in Guatemala, Guatemala • Religion in Honduras, Honduras • Religion in Nicaragua, Nicaragua • Religion in Panama, Panama ::: Religion in the Caribbean :::: Religion in Anguilla, Anguilla • Religion in Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda • Religion in Aruba, Aruba • Religion in the Bahamas, Bahamas • Religion in Barbados, Barbados • Religion in Bermuda, Bermuda • Religion in the British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands • Religion in the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands • Religion in Cuba, Cuba • Religion in Dominica, Dominica • Religion in the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic • Religion in Grenada, Grenada • Religion in Haiti, Haiti • Religion in Jamaica, Jamaica • Religion in Montserrat, Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles • Religion in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico • Saint Barthélemy • Religion in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis • Religion in Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia • Saint Martin • Religion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Religion in Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago • Religion in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands • Religion in the United States Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands ::''Religion in Oceania'' (includes the continent of Australia) ::: Religion in Australasia :::: Australia Location Australia

::::: Religion in Dependencies/Territories of Australia :::::: Religion in Christmas Island, Christmas Island • Cocos (Keeling) Islands • Religion in Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island :::: Religion in New Zealand, New Zealand ::: Religion in Melanesia :::: Religion in Fiji, Fiji •

(Oceanian part only) • Religion in New Caledonia, New Caledonia (France) • Religion in Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea • Religion in the Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands • Religion in Vanuatu, Vanuatu • ::: Religion in Micronesia :::: Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia • Religion in Guam, Guam (USA) • Religion in Kiribati, Kiribati • Religion in the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands • Religion in Nauru, Nauru • Religion in the Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (USA) • Religion in Palau, Palau • Wake Island (USA) • ::: Religion in Polynesia :::: Religion in American Samoa, American Samoa (USA) • Chatham Islands (NZ) • Religion in the Cook Islands, Cook Islands (NZ) • Easter Island (Chile) • Religion in French Polynesia, French Polynesia (France) • Religion in Hawaii, Hawaii (USA) • Loyalty Islands (France) • Religion in Niue, Niue (NZ) • Religion in the Pitcairn Islands, Pitcairn Islands (UK) • Adamstown • Religion in Samoa, Samoa • Religion in Tokelau, Tokelau (NZ) • Religion in Tonga, Tonga • Religion in Tuvalu, Tuvalu • Religion in Wallis and Futuna, Wallis and Futuna (France) :: Religion in South America Location of South America

::: Religion in Argentina, Argentina • Religion in Bolivia, Bolivia • Religion in Brazil, Brazil • Religion in Chile, Chile • Religion in Colombia, Colombia • Religion in Ecuador, Ecuador • Religion in the Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands • Religion in Guyana, Guyana • Religion in Paraguay, Paraguay • Religion in Peru, Peru • Religion in Suriname, Suriname • Religion in Uruguay, Uruguay • Religion in Venezuela, Venezuela

Religious studies

{{Main, Religious studies * Anthropology of religion * Cognitive science of religion * Comparative religion * Evolutionary origin of religions * Evolutionary psychology of religion * History of religion * Nonviolence * Philosophy of religion * Problem of suffering, Suffering * Psychology of religion * Sociology of religion * Vegetarianism and religion

Religious concepts

Religious belief

* Acosmism * Angel ** Demon *** Demonology *** List of theological demons * Animism * Doctrine * Eschatology * Esotericism * Faith * Free will in theology, Free will * Gnosticism * Goodness and evil * Holy Land * Humanism * Ietsism * Karma * Religion and LGBT people * Afterlife, Life after death * Mysticism * Mythology * Problem of suffering, Pain and Suffering * Prophet * Reincarnation * Religious cosmology ** Creation myth * Religious naturalism * Sacred * Sacred space * Sacred time * Shamanism * Sin * Soul (spirit), Soul * Spirituality ** List of spirituality-related topics * Supernaturalism * Tao * Theology ** Agnosticism ** Antitheism ** Atheism ** Deism ** Deity *** List of deities ** Dualistic cosmology, Dualism ** God ** Henotheism ** Immanence ** Monism ** Monolatrism ** Monotheism ** Nondualism ** Nontheistic religions ** Pandeism ** Panentheism ** Pantheism ** Polytheism ** Post-theism ** Theism * Transcendence (religion), Transcendence *Divination *Prophecy

Approaches to the beliefs of others

* Chosen people, Exclusivism * Inclusivism

Religious behaviour and experiences

* Asceticism * Meditation * Meme#Religion, Memes in religion * Nonviolence * Pilgrimage * Places of worship * Prayer * Religious experience * Religious war * Ritual

Religion-specific topics

African traditional and diasporic topics

{{Main, African traditional religion, Afro-American religion

Anitism topics

{{Main, Philippine mythology * Anito * Philippine shamans * Bathala * Dambana

Ayyavazhi topics

{{Main, Ayyavazhi * Ayyavazhi scriptures * List of Ayyavazhi-related topics

Bábism topics

{{Main, Outline of Bábism, Bábism

Baháʼí Faith topics

{{Main, Outline of the Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼí Faith * ʻAbdu'l-Bahá * The Báb * Baháʼí teachings * Baháʼu'lláh * History of the Baháʼí Faith

Buddhism topics

{{Main, Outline of Buddhism, Buddhism * Types of Buddha, Attainment ** Arahant (Buddhism), Arahant ** Bodhisattva ** Buddhahood, Buddha * Dharma (Buddhism), Basic concepts ** Four Noble Truths ** Skandha, Five Aggregates ** Three marks of existence ** Pratītyasamutpāda, Dependent Origination ** Karma in Buddhism, Karma ** Rebirth (Buddhism), Rebirth ** Saṃsāra (Buddhism), Saṃsāra ** Nirvana ** Noble Eightfold Path * Schools of Buddhism, Branches of Buddhism ** Theravada ** Mahayana ** Vajrayana * Buddhism by country * Buddhist monasticism ** Bhikkhu, Monk ** Bhikkhuni, Nun * Buddhist philosophy * Buddhist texts ** Mahayana sutras ** Pāli Canon * Cultural elements of Buddhism * Gautama Buddha * Glossary of Buddhism * History of Buddhism * Index of Buddhism-related articles * List of Buddhists * Practice ** Buddhist meditation, Meditation ** Buddhist vegetarianism ** Śīla, Morality ** Wisdom in Buddhism, Wisdom * Three Jewels ** Gautama Buddha, Buddha (the Teacher) ** Dharma (Buddhism), Dhamma (the Teaching) ** Sangha (Buddhism), Sangha (the Community)

Cao Dai topics

* Cao Dai

Christianity topics

{{Main, Outline of Christianity, Christianity * Christian vegetarianism * Christianity by country * Eastern Christianity * History of Christianity * List of Christian denominations * List of Jesus-related articles * List of Latter Day Saint movement topics * Outline of Catholicism, Roman Catholicism ** List of popes ** List of saints ** Roman Catholicism by country * Protestantism ** Protestantism by country * Religious texts ** Bible *** Garden of Eden references to herbivorous diet *** Antilegomena *** Deuterocanonical books *** Gospels *** Epistles *** New Testament *** Old Testament * Timeline of Christian missions

Hinduism topics

{{Main, Outline of Hinduism, Hinduism * Diet in Hinduism * Hindu denominations * History of Hinduism * List of Hinduism-related articles

Islam topics

{{Main, Outline of Islam, Islam * Allah ** Ninety-nine names of Allah * Glossary of Islam * Hajj * History of Islam * Index of Islamic and Muslim related articles * Islam by country * Islamic schools and branches ** Ahmadiyya ** Sunni ** Shia ** Sufi * Muhammad * Religious texts ** Hadith *** Hadith collections **** Nahj al-Balagha **** Sahih Bukhari *** Hadith Qudsi *** Isnad – Ilm ar-rijal – Narrators of hadith *** Matn ** List of Islamic texts ** Quran – Sura – Ayat *** Asbab al-nuzul *** Naskh (tafsir), Naskh *** Quranic literalism *** Tafsir Qudsi – tafsir * Salat * Zakat

Jainism topics

{{Main, Index of Jainism-related articles, Jainism * History of Jainism * Jain vegetarianism * Nonviolence (Ahimsa) applied to animals

Judaism topics

{{Main, Judaism, Outline of Judaism * Israel * Jew * Jewish * Jewish religious movements * Jewish vegetarianism * Judaism by country * List of Jewish history topics * Origins of Judaism

Modern Paganism topics

{{Main, Modern Paganism * Asatru * Kemetism * List of Modern pagan movements * Neoshamanism * Wicca * Witchcraft

New Age topics

* List of New Age topics

New religious movement topics

{{Main, New religious movement * List of new religious movements

Open source religion topics

{{Main, Open source religion

Rasta topics

{{Main, Rastafari * Mansions of Rastafari

Satanism topics

{{Main, Satanism * LaVeyan Satanism * Theistic Satanism ** Black mass ** Conjuration (summoning), Conjuration ** Deal with the Devil ** Demonolatry

Shintō topics

{{Main, Shinto * Shinto sects and schools

Sikhism topics

{{Main, Outline of Sikhism, Sikhism * Diet in Sikhism * History of Sikhism * Sikh gurus * Sikh scriptures ** Gurbani, Bani – Gurbani ** Chaupai (Sikhism), Chaupai ** Dasam Granth ** Guru Granth Sahib ** Jaap Sahib ** Japji Sahib ** Mul Mantra ** Sukhmani Sahib

Spiritism topics

{{Main, Spiritism * History of Spiritism

Taoism topics

{{Main, Taoism, Outline of Taoism * History of Taoism * Taoist schools * Taoist meditation * Daozang, Taoist scripture

Tenrikyo topics

{{Main, Tenrikyo * Joyous Life * Ofudesaki (Tenrikyo), Ofudesaki * Osashizu * Oyasama * Tenri-O-no-Mikoto

Unitarian Universalism topics

{{Main, Unitarian Universalism

Vegetarianism and religion topics

{{Main, Vegetarianism and religion * Philosophic issues in topics in religion and vegetarianism ** Exogenous criticism of other religions where there may be vegetarianism ** Endogenous criticism of behaviors within one's own religion ** Epistemological concerns about relative legitimacy of religious grounds for vegetarian practice in light of modern science grounds for vegetarian practice

In Indian religions

* Indian religions ** Diet in Hinduism#Vegetarian diet, Hinduism ** Jain vegetarianism, Jainism ** Buddhist vegetarianism, Buddhism ** Diet in Sikhism, Sikhism

In Abrahamic religions

* Abrahamic religions ** Jewish vegetarianism, Judaism ** Christian vegetarianism, Christianity ***Bible Christian Church (vegetarian), Bible Christian Church ***Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventists ***Christian Vegetarian Association ***Nonviolence#Respect, universal veg(etari)anism ***Atonement in Christianity, atonement ***Eastern Christianity **** fasting and abstinence of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, fasts 210 days out of the year **** fasting during the Great Lent *** Sarx *** CreatureKind{{cite web, url = http://www.becreaturekind.org, title = CreatureKind ** Islam *** Animals in Islam ** Rastafari ** Baháʼí Faith

In Other religions

* Vegetarianism and religion#Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrianism ** Mazdakism * Vegetarianism and religion#Nation of Islam, Nation of Islam * Taoist diet, Taoism * Vegetarianism and religion#Faithist/Oahspe, Faithist/Oahspe * Vegetarianism and religion#Neopaganism, Neopaganism * Vegetarianism and religion#Meher Baba's teachings, Meher Baba's teachings

Zoroastrianism topics

{{Main, Zoroastrianism * Avesta * Zoroaster

Irreligion topics

{{Main, Irreligion * Agnosticism * Anarchism and animal rights * Antireligion * Atheism * Freethought * Ignosticism * Metaphysical realism * Metaphysical naturalism * Nontheism * Pessimism * Religious skepticism * Secular humanism

Religion and religious ideas in fiction

* Religion in fantasy * Religion in science fiction

References

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External links

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Studying Religion
– Introduction to the methods and scholars of the academic study of religion
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– Searchable sacred texts of the major World Religions
Patheos.com
– Offers a comprehensive library with essays written by prominent religious scholars
Guide to World Religions
– Marx's original reference to religion as the ''opium of the people''.
The Complexity of Religion and the Definition of “Religion” in International Law
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