Religions of the world

Table of contents

1 Religions, sects and denominations

1.1 Abrahamic religions
1.2 Vedic Religions
1.3 Religions of Far Eastern origin
1.4 Other Religions/Spiritual Cultivation
1.5 New religious movements and cults
1.6 Pagan and polytheistic faiths
1.7 Mysticism

1.7.1 Esotericism

1.8 Non-religious, anti-religious or Meta-Religious
1.9 Mock Religions
1.10 Inter-faith Organisations

2 See also
3 External Link

Religions, sects and denominations

Abrahamic religions

Listed in alphabetical order:

Baha'i Faith
- Orthodox Bahai Faith
Christianity
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Catholicism
- Protestantism
- Restorationism
- Unitarian Universalism (although not an exclusively Christian religion, both predecessor religions were/are Christian)

For a detailed list, see List of Christian denominations

Islam
- Sunni
- Shiite
  - Alawites
  - Ismailis
- Wahhabi
- Sufism
  - Tidjani
- Nation of Islam
- Ibadiyyah
- Ahmadiyya
Judaism
Rastafarianism

Other and related

Vedic Religions

Buddhism
- Theravada
  - Mahayana
Hinduism
- Vaishnavism
  - Swaminarayan sect
  - Bhakti Movement
    - 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.

Religions of Far Eastern origin

Other Religions/Spiritual Cultivation

New religious movements and cults

Some of the following groups are considered cults; a few are even considered dangerous by their opponents. Read the entry on cults for more information on this controversial topic.

Pagan and polytheistic faiths

Animism
- collective term for hundreds or thousands of largely unrelated religions, including the religions of the following ethnic groups: Abenaki, Akamba, Akan, Aleut, Ashanti, Australian Aborigine, Aztec, Blackfoot, Bushongo, Chippewa, Chukchi, Creek, Crow, Dahomey, Dinka, Efik, Evenk, Guarani, Haida, Hawaiian, Huron, Ibo, Inuit, Iroquois, Isoko, Khoikhoi, Kwakiutl, Lakota, Leni Lenape, Lotuko, Lugbara, Maori, Micronesian, Modekngei, Nauruan, Navaho, Nootka, Pawnee, Polynesian, Pygmy, Salish, Seneca, Tsimshian, Tumbuka, Tuvaluan, Ute, Winnebago, Yoruba, Yukaghir, Zulu, Zuni
Basque mythology
Cargo cults (Jon Frum, etc.)
Druidism
Goddess Worship
Greek religion
Hell�nismos
Neopaganism
Roman religion
Santeria
Shamanism
Voudun (Voodoo)
Satanism
Temple of Set
Yezidis

Mysticism

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

Esotericism

Freemasonry (non-religious)
Rosicrucian (non-religious)
- Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
- Confraternity of the Rose Cross

Non-religious, anti-religious or Meta-Religious

Agnosticism
Atheism
Brianism
Dialectical materialism (Marxist ideology)
Fellowship of Reason
Humanism
Juche and Chondogyo (government personality cults)
Panentheism
Pantheism
Quantum Pantheism

Mock Religions

Bokononism
Brianism
Church of Emacs
Church of the SubGenius (The cult of Bob Dobbs)
Church of Dolcett
Discordianism (some Discordians maintain that their religion is not wholly without an element of seriousness)
Kibology

Inter-faith Organisations

A number of organisations exist which seek to reconcile differences between religions, and to promote friendship and dialogue.

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

See also

External Link

Statistics on religious belief or adherence