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The following is a list of religions.

Note: A discussion of the ways in which "major religions" have historically been separated from the list of all religions can be found in the article Major world religions.
Note: As there are countless small religions, many of which cannot be verified to be real or legitimate, only those religions with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable.
Note: The classification below is only one of several possible, using a filter system for categorization. A group will be listed in a category as close to the top of the page as the definitions for the category allow. Even if multiple definitions are applicable a religion will, ideally, only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is inclusive.

Abrahamic religions

A group of monotheistic traditions sometimes grouped with one another for comparative purposes, because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham.

Bábism

Bahá'í

Christianity

(see List of Christian denominations for greater detail)

Gnosticism

Islam

(see Divisions of Islam)

Judaism

(see also: Jew; Hebrews; Jewish Denominations)

Other Abrahamic religions

Dharmic religions

Religions with a concept of Dharma, including major religions of historical India and religions descended from them.

Buddhism

(see Schools of Buddhism)

Hinduism

(see also Contemporary Hindu movements)

Jainism

Sikhism

Is the religion created by the Ten Sikh Gurus and whose current Guru (spiritual leader) is Guru Granth Sahib

Other Dharmic religions

Other revealed religions

Religions with one God, also called classical monotheism

Atenism

Zoroastrianism

Indigenous religions

The orally transmitted canon of indigenous peoples, many involving some variant of animism and many defunct

African religions

European religions

see also Proto-Indo-European religion

Middle Eastern religions

Native American religions

Pacific religions

Neopagan or revival religions

Modern religions seeking to recreate indigenous, usually pre-Christian, beliefs and practices

Left-Hand Path religions

Faiths teaching that the ultimate goal is separating consciousness from the universe, rather than being absorbed by it

African diasporic religions

Religions originating but not entirely located in Africa

Non-revealed religions

Philosophies not transmitted by a divine prophet

Syncretic religions

Faiths created from blending earlier religions or that consider all or some religions to be essentially the same

Entheogen religions

Religions based around divinely inspiring substances

New religious movements

Religions founded since 1850 with small followings

See list of new religious movements for a list based on other sources

Monotheistic NRMs

Indigenous NRMs

Buddhist-oriented NRMs

Christian-oriented NRMs

Hindu-oriented NRMs

Islam-rooted NRMs

Jew-rooted NRMs

Chinese-oriented NRMs

Filipino-oriented NRMs

Japanese-rooted NRMs

Korean-oriented NRMs

Malaysian-oriented NRMs

Vietnamese-oriented NRMs

Western magical / esoteric groups

White-supremacist religions

Black-supremacist religions

Alien-based religions

Other NRMs

Parody or mock religions

Groups that poke fun at other religions or religion in general

Other religions or belief systems

Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious or spiritual movements and practices

Esotericism

Mysticism

Magic (religion)

Organizations promoting Ecumenism

Non-belief systems (lack of religion)

Systems claiming not to be religions, but which have characteristics of religion

See also

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