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"Religion" is sometimes used interchangeably with "[[faith]]" or "[[belief system]]," but is more socially defined than that of personal convictions. | "Religion" is sometimes used interchangeably with "[[faith]]" or "[[belief system]]," but is more socially defined than that of personal convictions. | ||
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- | *[[Enclosed religious orders]] | ||
- | *[[Irreligion]] | ||
- | *[[Religious violence]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Philosophy of religion]] | * [[Philosophy of religion]] | ||
* [[Sociology of religion]] | * [[Sociology of religion]] | ||
+ | * [[Enclosed religious orders]] | ||
+ | * [[Irreligion]] | ||
+ | * [[Religious violence]] | ||
* [[Faith]] | * [[Faith]] | ||
* [[Belief]] | * [[Belief]] |
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- "All known religious beliefs, whether simple or complex, present one common characteristic : they presuppose a classification of all the things, real and ideal, of which men think, into two classes or opposed groups, generally designated by two distinct terms which are translated well enough by the words profane and sacred (profane, sacré). This division of the world into two domains, the one containing all that is sacred, the other all that is profane, is the distinctive trait of religious thought. --The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Durkheim, tr. Swain
A religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally held by a community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction.
All patriarchal religions present a common quality, the "hallmark of patriarchal religious thought": the division of the world in two comprehensive domains, one sacred, the other profane. Religion is often described as a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought, unseen being, person, or object, that is considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine, or of the highest truth. Moral codes, practices, values, institutions, tradition, rituals, and scriptures are often traditionally associated with the core belief, and these may have some overlap with concepts in secular philosophy. Religion is also often described as a "way of life".
"Religion" is sometimes used interchangeably with "faith" or "belief system," but is more socially defined than that of personal convictions.
See also
- Philosophy of religion
- Sociology of religion
- Enclosed religious orders
- Irreligion
- Religious violence
- Faith
- Belief
- History of religions
- List of religious texts
- Religious conversion
- Theocracy
- Theogony
- Unbelieving
- Religious art