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| + | === Demographic classification === |
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| − | Some recent scholarship has argued that not all types of religion are necessarily separated by mutually exclusive philosophies, and furthermore that the utility of ascribing a practice to a certain philosophy, or even calling a given practice religious, rather than cultural, political, or social in nature, is limited.[111][112][113] The current state of psychological study about the nature of religiousness suggests that it is better to refer to religion as a largely invariant phenomenon that should be distinguished from cultural norms (i.e. religions).[114][clarification needed] |
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Revision as of 03:16, 17 January 2025
Classification
The academic practice of comparative religion divided religious belief into philosophically defined categories called world religions. Some academics studying the subject have divided religions into three broad categories:
- World religions, a term which refers to transcultural, international religions;
- Indigenous religions, which refers to smaller, culture-specific or nation-specific religious groups;
- New religious movements, which refers to recently developed religions which have not reached mainstream adoption.