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| The world's principal '''[[religion]]s''' and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups or '''world religions'''. According to the 2005 survey of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', the vast majority of religious and spiritual adherents follow [[Christianity]] (33% of [[world population]]), [[Islam]] (20%), [[Hinduism]] (13%), [[Chinese folk religion]] (6.3%) or [[Buddhism]] (5.9%). The [[Irreligion|irreligious]] and [[Atheism|atheists]] make up about 14%, and about 4% follow indigenous [[tribal religion]]s. A number of classical "world religions" (including [[Sikhism]], [[Judaism]], [[Bahá'í]], [[Jainism]], [[Shinto]] and others) are each followed by under 0.5% of the world's population; they are sometimes considered world religions in terms of cultural significance and historic recognition, but are not deemed to be "major religious groups" due to their size. | The world's principal '''[[religion]]s''' and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups or '''world religions'''. According to the 2005 survey of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', the vast majority of religious and spiritual adherents follow [[Christianity]] (33% of [[world population]]), [[Islam]] (20%), [[Hinduism]] (13%), [[Chinese folk religion]] (6.3%) or [[Buddhism]] (5.9%). The [[Irreligion|irreligious]] and [[Atheism|atheists]] make up about 14%, and about 4% follow indigenous [[tribal religion]]s. A number of classical "world religions" (including [[Sikhism]], [[Judaism]], [[Bahá'í]], [[Jainism]], [[Shinto]] and others) are each followed by under 0.5% of the world's population; they are sometimes considered world religions in terms of cultural significance and historic recognition, but are not deemed to be "major religious groups" due to their size. | ||
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| + | * [[Irreligion]] | ||
| + | * [[Religious text]] | ||
| + | * [[Religious conversion]] | ||
| + | * [[Dharma]] | ||
| + | * [[Numinous]] | ||
| + | * [[Cosmological argument]] | ||
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The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups or world religions. According to the 2005 survey of Encyclopædia Britannica, the vast majority of religious and spiritual adherents follow Christianity (33% of world population), Islam (20%), Hinduism (13%), Chinese folk religion (6.3%) or Buddhism (5.9%). The irreligious and atheists make up about 14%, and about 4% follow indigenous tribal religions. A number of classical "world religions" (including Sikhism, Judaism, Bahá'í, Jainism, Shinto and others) are each followed by under 0.5% of the world's population; they are sometimes considered world religions in terms of cultural significance and historic recognition, but are not deemed to be "major religious groups" due to their size.
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