Religion/Sect/
Belief System |
Origins & History
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Adherents Worldwide (approx.)
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God(s) and Universe
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Human Situation and Life's Purpose
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Aladura |
Various prophet-healing churches founded
since c.1918, West Nigeria. |
1 million |
Generally monotheistic; a mix of Anglican,
Pentecostal and traditional African beliefs. |
Strong emphasis on healing and salvation in
this life through prayer, fasting and other rituals.
|
Not emphasized; views vary. |
Spiritual healing is central. Mix of Anglican
and African rituals; a prophet plays a prominent role.
|
None |
ReligionFacts article |
Asatru
 |
Revival of Norse and Germanic paganism, 1970s
Scandinavia and USA. |
unknown |
Polytheistic, Norse gods and goddesses, Norse
creation myths. |
Salvation or redemption not emphasized.
Fatalistic view of universe. |
Valhalla (heaven) for death in battle; Hel
(peaceful place) for most; Hifhel (hell) for the very evil.
|
Sacrifice of food or drink, toast to the
gods, shamanism (less frequently), celebration of solstice
holidays. Nine Noble Virtues is moral code. |
Eddas (Norse
epics); the Havamal (proverbs attributed to Odin) |
ReligionFacts article
Asatru Alliance
Wikipedia |
| Atheism |
Appears in history, but especially after the
Enlightenment (19th cent). |
1.1 billion (this figure includes agnostic
and non-religious, which tend to be grouped on surveys)
|
There is no God or divine being. Beliefs
about the universe generally based on latest scientific
findings. |
Only humans can help themselves and each
other solve the world's problems. |
none |
none |
Influential works include those by Marx,
Freud, Feuerbach, and Voltaire. |
The
Secular Web
BBC
Religion
Wikipedia |
Baha'i Faith
 |
Founded by Bahá'u'lláh, 1863, Tehran, Iran.
|
5-7 million |
One God, who has revealed himself
progressively through major world religions. |
The soul is eternal and essentially good.
Purpose of life is to develop spiritually and draw closer to
God. |
Soul separates from the body and begins a
journey towards or away from God. Heaven and hell are states of
being. |
Daily prayer, avoidance of intoxicants,
scripture reading, hard work, education, work for social justice
and equality. |
Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and other Bahá'í
leaders |
ReligionFacts section
The Baha'i World
|
|
Bön |
Indigenous religion of Tibet. |
100,000 |
Nontheistic Buddhism, but meditation on
peaceful and wrathful deities. |
Purpose is to gain enlightenment.
|
Reincarnation until gain enlightenment
|
Meditation on mandalas and Tibetan deities,
astrology, monastic life. |
Bonpo canon |
ReligionFacts article
Tibet.com |
Buddhism
 |
Founded by Siddharta Gautama (the Buddha) in
c. 520 BC, NE India. |
360 million |
Varies: Theravada atheistic; Mahayana more
polytheistic. Buddha taught nothing is permanent. |
Purpose is to avoid suffering and gain
enlightenment and release from cycle of rebirth, or at least
attain a better rebirth by gaining merit. |
Reincarnation (understood differently than in
Hinduism, with no surviving soul) until gain enlightenment
|
Meditation, mantras, devotion to deities (in
some sects), mandalas (Tibetan) |
Tripitaka (Pali Canon); Mahayana sutras like
the Lotus Sutra; others. |
ReligionFacts section
BuddhaNet |
Religion/Sect/
Belief System |
Origins & History
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Adherents Worldwide (approx.)
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God(s) and Universe
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Human Situation and Life's Purpose
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Afterlife
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Texts
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Cao Dai
 |
Founded in 1926, Vietnam by Ngo Van Chieu and
others based on a séance. |
4-6 million |
God represented by Divine Eye. Founders of
Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity venerated,
and saints including Victor Hugo. |
Goal is peace and harmony in each person and
in the world. Salvation by "cultivating self and finding God in
self." |
Reincarnation. Bad karma can lead to rebirth
on a darker planet; good karma to better life on earth. Eventual
attainment of nirvana or heaven. |
Hierarchy similar to Roman Catholicism. Daily
prayer. Meditation. Communication with spirit world (now
outlawed in Vietnam). |
Caodai canon |
ReligionFacts article
CaoDai.org |
Chinese Religion
|
Indigenous folk religion of China. |
394 million |
Dualistic yin and yang; mythological beings
and folk deities. |
Purpose is a favorable life and peaceful
afterlife, attained through rituals and honoring of ancestors.
|
Judgment, then reincarnation or temporary
hell until gain a Buddhist-type paradise. |
Ancestor worship, prayer,
longevity practices
, divination, prophecy and astrology, feng shui.
|
None |
ReligionFacts section
Chinese Cultural Studies |
Chopra Center
 |
Founded by Deepak Chopra in 1991, California
|
unknown |
monism - God or Supreme Reality pervades all
things; all is unity |
Humans have limitless potential, but do not
recognize this. Health and success can be had by focusing on
whole self (mind, body, spirit). |
Reincarnation |
Yoga, meditation, massage, nutrition,
mindfulness, detox sessions, positive thinking. |
Deepak Chopra's many books, such as the
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success |
ReligionFacts article
Official Website |
Christianity (Catholic, Protestant,
Orthodox)
 |
Founded by Jesus Christ in c. 30 AD, Israel.
|
2 billion |
One God who is a Trinity of Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit |
All have sinned and are thereby separated
from God. Salvation is through faith in Christ and, for some,
sacraments and good works. |
Eternal heaven or hell (or temporary
purgatory). |
Prayer, Bible study, baptism, Eucharist,
church on Sundays, numerous holidays. |
The Holy Bible (Old and New Testaments)
|
ReligionFacts section
Wikipedia
BBC Religion |
Christian Science
|
Founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879,
Massachusetts. |
150,000 - 400,000 |
One God. No Trinity (in traditional sense).
Matter and evil do not exist. |
Salvation is "Life, Truth, and Love
understood and demonstrated as supreme over all; sin, sickness
and death destroyed." |
Heaven is "not a locality, but a divine state
of Mind in which all the manifestations of Mind are harmonious
and immortal." |
Spiritual healing through prayer and
knowledge, Sunday services, daily Bible and Science & Health
reading. |
Christian Bible,
Science & Health with Key to the Scriptures |
ReligionFacts article
Official Website |
Confucianism
 |
Founded by Confucius (551–479 BC), China
|
5-6 million |
Not addressed |
Purpose of life is to fulfill one's role in
society with propriety, honor, and loyalty. |
Not addressed |
Honesty, politeness, propriety, humaneness,
perform correct role in society, loyalty to family, nation
|
Analects |
ReligionFacts article
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Deism
 |
Especially popularized in the 18th-cent.
Enlightenment under Kant, Voltaire, Paine, Jefferson, and others
|
unknown |
One Creator God who is uninterested in the
world. Reason is basis for all knowledge. |
Not addressed |
Not addressed |
None prescribed, although some deists
practice prayer. |
Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason and
similar texts |
World Union
of Deists
Wikipedia
|
Druze
 |
Al-Darazi in 11th century, Cairo, Egypt.
Roots in the Isma'iliyya sect of Shia Islam. |
500,000 |
Universal Intelligence (al-Aql al-Kulli)
or Divine Essence (akin to Neoplatonism), of which al-Hakim is
believed to be an incarnation. |
Live a good life for a favorable
reincarnation. Await the re-appearance of al-Hakim (a Fatimid
caliph who disappeared in 1021), who will usher in a Golden Age
for true believers. |
Reincarnation. Heaven is a spiritual
existence when one has escaped reincarnation. Hell is distance
from God in lifetime after lifetime. |
Modest lifestyles, fasting before Eid
al-Adha. Beliefs and practices are hidden for protection from
persecution. Special group of initiates called uqqal.
|
Al-Naqd al-Khafi
(Copy of the Secret); Al-Juz'al-Awwal (Essence of the
First) |
Wikipedia
Lexicorient |
Eckankar
 |
John Paul Twitchell in 1965, Las Vegas. |
50-500,000 |
The Divine Spirit, called "ECK" |
"Each of us is Soul, a spark of God sent to
this world to gain spiritual experience." Salvation is
liberation and God-realization. |
Reincarnation. The Soul is eternal by nature
and on a spiritual journey. Liberation possible in a single
lifetime. |
Spiritual Exercises of ECK: mantras,
meditation, and dreams. These enable Soul travel and spiritual
growth. |
Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad
and books by Harold Klemp |
ReligionFacts article
Official Website |
Epicureanism
 |
Epicurus in c.300 BC, Athens. |
unknown |
A deistic sort of polytheism: the gods exist,
but take no notice of humans. |
Materialism: everything is made of atoms,
including gods and the soul. |
No afterlife. The soul dissolves when the
body dies. |
Pursue the highest pleasures (friendship and
tranquility) and avoid pain. |
Letters and Principal Doctrines of
Epicurus |
ReligionFacts article
Epicurus.net |
Falun Gong
 |
Li Hongzhi in 1992 in China |
10 million |
Countless gods and spiritual beings. Demonic
aliens. |
The Falun (wheel) is an energy source located
in the navel. Goal is spritual transcendence, achieved by
practicing Falun Gong. |
Not addressed |
Five exercises to strengthen the Falun.
Cultivation of truthfulness, benevolence and forbearance. Meat
eating discouraged. |
Zhuan Falun
and other writings by Master Li |
ReligionFacts article
Falundafa.org |
Gnosticism
 |
Various teachers including Valentinus,
1st-2nd cents. AD |
ancient form extinct; small modern revival
groups |
The supreme God is unknowable; the creator
god is evil and matter is evil. |
Humans can return to the spiritual world
through secret knowledge of the universe. |
Return to the spiritual world. |
Asceticism, celibacy |
Gnostic scriptures including various
Gospels and Acts attributed to apostles.
|
Wikipedia
Gnosis.org |
Greek Religion
 |
Variety of religions of ancient Greeks
|
ancient form extinct |
Olympic pantheon (Zeus, etc.) mixed with
eastern deities like Isis and Cybele |
Human life is subject to the whim of the gods
and to Fate; these can be controlled through sacrifice and
divination. |
Beliefs varied from no afterlife to shadowy
existence in the underworld to a paradise-like afterlife (mainly
in mystery religions). |
Animal sacrifice, harvest offerings,
festivals, games, processions, dance, plays, in honor of the
gods. Secret initiations and rituals in mystery religions.
|
Epic poems of Homer and Hesiod. |
ReligionFacts section
Wikipedia
Ancient Greek Religion
|
| Religion/Sect/
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Adherents Worldwide (approx.)
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Hare Krishna
|
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 1966, USA
(with roots in 15th-century Hindu movement) |
250,000-1 million |
Krishna is the Supreme God. |
Salvation from this Age of Kali is by a
return to Godhead, accomplished through Krishna-Consciousness.
|
Reincarnation until unite with the Godhead.
|
Chanting, dancing, evangelism, vegetarianism,
temple worship, monastic-style living. |
The Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
|
ReligionFacts article
ISKCON.com
Krishna.com |
Hinduism
 |
Indigenous religion of India as developed to
present day. |
900 million |
One Supreme Reality (Brahman) manifested in
many gods and goddesses |
Humans are in bondage to ignorance and
illusion, but are able to escape. Purpose is to gain release
from rebirth, or at least a better rebirth. |
Reincarnation until gain enlightenment.
|
Yoga, meditation, worship (puja), devotion to
a god or goddess, pilgrimage to holy cities, live according to
one's dharma (purpose/ role). |
The Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita,
Ramayana, etc. |
ReligionFacts section
BBC
Religion |
Islam
 |
Muhammad, 622 AD, Saudi Arabia |
1.3 billion (Sunni: 940 million) |
One God (Allah in Arabic) |
Humans must submit (islam) to the
will of God to gain Paradise after death. |
Paradise or Hell. |
Five Pillars: Faith, Prayer, Alms,
Pilgrimage, Fasting. Mosque services on Fridays. Ablutions
before prayer. No alcohol or pork. Holidays related to the
pilgrimage and fast of Ramadan. |
Qur'an
(Scripture); Hadith (tradition) |
ReligionFacts section
BBC
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IslamiCity |
Jainism
 |
Mahavira, c. 550 BC, eastern India
|
4 million |
The universe is eternal; many gods exist.
Gods, humans and all living things are classified in a complex
hierarchy. |
The soul is uncreated and eternal and can
attain perfect divinity. Purpose is to gain liberation from
cycle of rebirth, by avoiding all bad karma, especially by
causing no harm to any sentient being. |
Reincarnation until liberation. |
Monasticism under the Five Great Vows
(Non-Violence, Truth, Celibacy, Non-Stealing,
Non-Possessiveness); worship at temples and at home. Meditation
and mantras. |
The teachings of Mahavira in various
collections. |
ReligionFacts section
BBC
Religion
Jainworld.com |
Jehovah's Witnesses
 |
Charles Taze Russell, 1879, Pittsburgh
|
6.5 million |
One God, Jehovah. No Trinity - Christ is the
first creation of God; the Holy Spirit is a force. |
Salvation is through faith in Christ and
obeying Jehovah's laws. The End of the World is soon.
|
Heaven for 144,000 chosen Witnesses, eternity
on new earth for other Witnesses. All others annihilated. No
hell. |
No blood transfusions, no celebration of
holidays, no use of crosses or religious images. Baptism, Sunday
service at Kingdom Hall, strong emphasis on evangelism. |
New World Translation of the Scriptures |
ReligionFacts section
Official Website
BBC Religion |
| Religion/Sect/
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God(s) and Universe
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Texts
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Judaism
 |
The religion of the Hebrews (c. 1300 BC),
especially after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD.
|
14 million |
One God, Yahweh. |
Obey God's commandments, live ethically.
Focus is more on this life than the next. |
Not historically emphasized. Beliefs vary
from no afterlife to shadowy existence to the World to Come
(similar to heaven). |
Circumcision at birth, bar/bat mitzvah at
adulthood. Synagogue services on Saturdays. No pork or other
non-kosher foods. Holidays related to historical events.
|
Bible (Tanakh), Talmud |
ReligionFacts section
Judaism 101
BBC
Religion |
Mayan Religion
|
c.250 AD (rise of the Mayan civilization)
|
Historically, up to 2 million. Some survival
today. |
Many gods, including Itzamná, Kukulcán, Bolon
Tzacab, and Chac |
Appease and nourish the gods; determine
luckiest dates for various activities. |
The soul journeys through dark and
threatening underworld; but sacrificial victims and women who
die in childbirth go to heaven. |
Astronomy, divination, human sacrifice,
elaborate burial for royalty, worship in stone pyramid-temples
|
Dresden, Madrid, and Paris codices; Books
of Chilam Balam; Popol Vuh;
The Ritual of the Bacabs |
ReligionFacts article
|
Mormonism (LDS)
 |
Joseph Smith, 1830, New York |
12.2 million |
God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the
Holy Ghost are three separate individual beings |
Humans existed as spirits before this life,
salvation is returning to God. Salvation by faith in Christ,
good works, ordinances, and evangelism. |
All return to spirit world for period of
instruction before resurrection. Mormons to heaven with God and
families; others rewarded but not with God; hell for those who
reject God after death. |
Abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, coffee and
tea; baptism for the dead; eternal marriage; temple garments
under daily clothes; active evangelism. |
Christian Bible, Book of Mormon,
Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl
of Great Price |
ReligionFacts section
Official Website
BBC Religion |
| New Age
|
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Annie Besant in
the 19th C, Alice A. Bailey (1880-1949), flourished in 1970s and
80s |
5 million (very approximate) |
The Divine is an impersonal life force that
pervades all things |
Dawning of a New Age of heightened
consciousness and international peace. Individuals can obtain a
foretaste of the New Age through spiritual transformation
("Ascension"). More emphasis on the latter now. Evil comes from
ignorance. |
Reincarnation based on karma |
Astrology; mysticism; use of crystals; yoga;
tarot readings; holistic medicine; psychic abilities; angelic
communications; channeling; amulets; fortune-telling
|
Works of a variety of New Age writers
|
Beliefnet
Religious Movements Homepage |
New Thought
 |
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-66) and
others, late 19th century, USA. |
160,000 |
Generally monism (all is One), but members
might be theists, pantheists or panentheists. God is immanent;
the universe is essentially spiritual. |
Man is divine, essentially spirit, and has
infinite possibility. Mind can control the body. Sin and
sickness caused by incorrect thinking. Man can live in oneness
with God in love, truth, peace, health, and prosperity. |
"Life is eternal in the invisible kingdom of
God." |
Emphasis on spiritual and mental healing, but
without rejection of modern medicine. Worship services; prayer
for the sick; discussion of New Thought authors and ideas.
|
Writings of Quimby (such as the The
Quimby Manuscripts) and other New Thought authors
|
ReligionFacts article
International New
Thought Alliance
Religious Movements Homepage |
| Religion/Sect/
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God(s) and Universe
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Practices
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Texts
|
More Info |
Rastafari
 |
Teachings of Marcus Garvey (1920s, Jamaica)
and coronation of Haile Selassie (1930, Ethiopia) |
1 million |
God is Jah, who became incarnate in Jesus
(who was black) and Haile Selassie. |
Humans are temples of Jah. Salvation is
primarily in this world and consists of liberation from
oppression and return to Africa. |
Some Rastas will experience "everliving"
(physical immortality). Heaven is a return to Eden, which is in
Africa. |
Many practices based on Jewish biblical Law.
Abstinence from most or all meat, artificial foods, and alcohol.
Use of marijuana in religious rituals and for medicine. Wearing
of dreadlocks. |
Holy Piby (the "Blackman's Bible). The
Ethiopian epic Kebra Negast also revered. |
ReligionFacts article
The Afrocentric
Experience
Jamaicans.com |
Scientology
 |
L. Ron Hubbard, 1954, California |
70,000 or several million, depending on the
source |
God(s) not specified; reality explained in
the Eight Dynamics |
Human consists of body, mind and thetan;
capable of great things.
Gain spiritual freedom by ridding mind of engrams. |
Reincarnation |
Auditing, progressing up various levels until
"clear". Focus on education and drug recovery programs.
|
Writings of Hubbard, such as Dianetics
and Scientology |
ReligionFacts section
Official Website
Beliefnet |
Seventh-day Adventists
 |
Rooted in Millerite movement; Ellen White was
main leader; founded 1863 in New England |
10 million [source]
|
One God who is a Trinity of Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit |
Second Coming of Christ is imminent;
salvation is by faith in Christ; emphasis on quality of life
both now and in afterlife |
A "peaceful pause" after death until the
coming of Christ, then resurrection to judgment and eternity in
heaven or hell |
Sabbath observance on Saturdays; healthful
lifestyle; baptism by immersion |
Bible only; but later prophets like Ellen
White are authoritative when tested against Scriptures
|
ReligionFacts article
Official Website
Beliefnet |
Shinto
 |
Indigenous religion of Japan. |
3-4 million |
Polytheism based on the kami,
ancient gods or spirits. |
Humans are pure by nature and can keep away
evil through purification rituals and attain good things by
calling on the kami. |
Death is bad and impure. Some humans become
kami after death. |
Worship and offerings to kami at shrines and
at home. Purification rituals. |
Important texts are Kojiki or
'Records of Ancient Matters' and Nihon-gi or
'Chronicles of Japan' |
ReligionFacts article
Wikipedia
Japan Guide
BBC Religion |
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Afterlife
|
Practices
|
Texts
|
More Info |
Sikhism
 |
Guru Nanak, c. 1500 AD, Punjab, India.
|
23 million |
One God (Ik Onkar, Nam) |
Overcome the self, align life with will of
God, and become a "saint soldier," fighting for good.
|
Reincarnation until resolve karma and merge
with God. |
Prayer and meditation on God's name, services
at temple (gurdwara), turban and five Ks. Balance work, worship,
and charity. No monasticism or asceticism. |
Adi Granth (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) |
ReligionFacts section
Sikhs.org
SikhNet.com |
|
Stoicism |
Zeno in c.313 BC, Athens. |
unknown |
Pantheism: the logos pervades the universe.
|
Purpose is happiness, achieved by virtue,
i.e., living reasonably. |
Possible continued existence of the Soul, but
not a personal existence. |
Ethical and philosophical training,
self-reflection, careful judgment and inner calm. |
Fragments of founders plus later writers like
Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius. |
ReligionFacts article
Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
Taoism
 |
Lao-Tzu, c. 550 BC, China. |
20 million
(394 million adherents of Chinese religion) |
Pantheism - the Tao pervades all. Yin-yang -
opposites make up a unity. |
Purpose is inner harmony, peace, and
longevity. Acheived by living in accordance with the Tao.
|
Revert back to state of non-being, which is
simply the other side of being. |
General attitude of detachment and
non-struggle, "go with the flow" of the Tao. Tai-chi,
acupuncture, and alchemy to help longevity. |
Tao Te Ching, Chuang-Tzu |
ReligionFacts section
Taopage.org
Beliefnet |
Unification Church
 |
Sun Myung Moon, 1954, South Korea.
|
Over 1 million (3 million acc. to official
sources) |
Monotheism, with the duality of God (esp.
masculine and feminine) emphasized. No Trinity doctrine.
|
Purpose is true love and world peace instead
of selfish love. True love and the kingdom of God on earth will
be restored by the creation of "true families." |
Eternal life in a spirit world. |
Blessing Ceremony |
The Divine Principle
(1954) by Rev. Moon. |
ReligionFacts article
Official website
|
Unitarian Universalism
 |
Formal merger of Unitarians and Universalists
in 1961, USA. |
800,000 |
Not specified. Members might believe in one
God, many gods, or no God. |
Salvation is "spiritual health or wholeness."
Members seek "inner and outer peace," insight, health,
compassion and strength. |
Not specified. Some believe in an afterlife,
some do not. Very few believe in hell - "Universalism" indicates
the belief that all will be saved. |
Ceremonies for marriages, funerals, etc.
Church services have elements from various religions. Emphasis
on civil rights, social justice, equality and environment. Most
UUs are anti-death penalty and pro-gay rights. |
Many sacred texts are revered by various
members; some none at all. The Bible is the most commonly used
text. |
ReligionFacts article
UUA.org |
Wicca
 |
Based on ancient pagan beliefs, but modern
form founded early 1900s. Founder generally said to be Gerald
Gardner. |
1-3 million |
Polytheism, centered on the Goddess and God,
each in various forms; also a belief in a Supreme Being over all
|
"If it harms none, do what you will." |
Reincarnation until reach the Summerland |
Prayer, casting a circle, Drawing Down the
Moon, reciting spells, dancing, singing, sharing cakes and wine
or beer |
No sacred text; foundational texts include
The Witch Cult in Western Europe and
The God of the Witches |
ReligionFacts article
Wicca.org
Wikipedia |
Zoroastrianism
 |
Zoroaster in c.6th cent. BC, Persia. Official
religion of ancient Persia. May have influenced Judaism and
Vedic religion. |
c. 200,000 |
One God, Ahura Mazda, but a dualistic
worldview in which an evil spirit, Angra Mainyu, is almost as
powerful. |
Humans are free to do good or evil, must
choose the side of good. |
Judgement followed by heaven or hell. Hell is
temporary until final purgation and return to Ahura Mazda.
|
Good deeds, charity, equality, hard work.
|
Zend Avesta |
ReligionFacts article
BBC Religion
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