20 Major Religions

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\fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch \af0 {\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 The world's 20 largest religions and their
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\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Christianity (2.1 billion) }{\fs22 \kerning2
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 - Christianity is the world's
biggest religion, with about 2.1 billion }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\lang9 \langnp9 followers worldwide. It is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
who lived in the Holy }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9
\langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9
Land 2,000 years ago.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9
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\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Islam (1.3 billion) }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 - Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion
teaching that there is only }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9
\langnp9 one God and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch
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\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Founder: Muhammad, Birthplace:
Saudi Arabia, Third pillar: Zakat}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Nonreligious (Secular/Agnostic/Atheist) (1.1
billion) - }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 This
is a highly disparate group. Most }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\langnp9 current estimates of the numbers of people identifying themselves as
secular, non-}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab
}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 religious,
agnostic or atheist are between 800 and 1 billion people, but the figure }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 could be as high as 20% of the
world population, or about 1.2 billion: \uc1 \u8220 ?Over 20 percent }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 of the world\uc1 \u8217 ?s
population does not claim any allegiance to a religion. Most are }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 agnostics\uc1 \u8230 ? others are
atheists who deny the existence of God.\uc1 \u8221 ?[1] But such a high }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 figure is difficult to support and
perhaps reflects Communist-era official government }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 statistics. Prior to Communist takeovers and
government attempts to eradicate }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 religion, countries such as China and Russia had
very high levels of affiliation with }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\lang9 \langnp9 organized religions, particularly Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and
Taoism, as well as }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9
high levels of participation in and belief in traditional local traditions such
as }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 shamanism,
ancestor worship and spiritism. Since the fall of Communism in former }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Soviet nations and the relaxation
of anti-religious policies in China, religious }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 affiliation and activity, particularly in
Christianity, Buddhism and Islam has increased }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 dramatically.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
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\fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch \af0 {\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Hinduism (900 million) - }{\fs22
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 is the third largest
world religion with about 900 million Hindus }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 worldwide. In 2001 there were about 559,000 Hindus in the
UK, most of whom came }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9
originally from Gujurat and Punjab in India. The religion dates back over 4,000
years. }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Hinduism is made
up of a variety of different religious beliefs and practices which }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 originated near the river Indus in
India. The name 'Hindu' comes from the word Indus.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
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\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Chinese traditional religion (394 million) }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 - Chinese folk
religion must be considered in any }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\lang9 \langnp9 of Chinese people, even though it is difficult to define this
religious form. In the past, }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\langnp9 Chinese folk religion was sometimes mistakenly considered a fusion of }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Confucianism, }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Taoism, and Buddhism, but it is now
widely recognized as a separate }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\lang9 \langnp9 system of belief }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\lang9 \langnp9 and practice. Many Chinese who would self-consciously claim no }
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 religious }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 identity are in fact often
adherents of Chinese Folk Religion. Chinese folk }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 religion }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\lang9 \langnp9 is a modern idea conceived by contemporary scholars. The very idea
of a }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 religion }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 as a differentiated part of culture
is new. A Chinese term for religion }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\lang9 \langnp9 (zongjiao) came }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\lang9 \langnp9 to exist only in the late nineteenth century.}{\fs22 \kerning2
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\lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch \af0 {\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 In addition to practicing religion,
many persons also follow a collection of beliefs that }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch
\af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 are deeply ingrained in Chinese culture that
can be referred to as "traditional Chinese }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 folk religion." Chinese religion is a diverse mixture of
beliefs. Daoism, Buddhism, and }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\langnp9 thereligious aspects of Confucianism are combined with local folk beliefs
and }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 practices to form
the backboneof Chinese religion.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Buddhism 376 million- Basic facts:}{\b1 \fs22
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard \plain \ql
\li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar \aspalpha \aspnum
\adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch \af0
{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 -Buddhism was
founded, or started, by Siddharta Gautama around 566-487 B.C.E. }{\fs22
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 (Before the Common Era, same as
B.C.).}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard
\plain \ql \li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar \aspalpha
\aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch
\af0 {\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 -Buddhism was a
movement that rejected the caste system.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 -There are approximately 376 million practitioners
in the world.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par
}\pard \plain \ql \li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar
\aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2
\hich \af0 \loch \af0 {\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\lang9 \langnp9 3 sects of Buddhism:}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 -Mahayana- the Great Vehicle; dominant in East Asia-
China, Japan, Korea; most }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4
\lang9 \langnp9 \tab
}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 common.}
{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard \plain
\ql \li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar \aspalpha \aspnum
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 -Vajrayana- the
Diamond/Thunderbolt Vehicle (also known as Tibetan Buddhism; this }{\fs22 \kerning2
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \tab }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch
\af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 is the way the Dalai Lama follows);
dominant in Tibet, Ladakh, and Bhutan.}{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch \af0 {\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 -Theravada- the Way of the Elders (also known as Hinayana
\uc1 \u8211 ? the Little Vehicle); }{\fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\lang9 \langnp9 dominant in South East Asia and Sri Lanka. }{\fs22 \kerning2
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \fi0
\li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0
\keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0
\fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b1 \fs22
\kerning0 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052
Primal-indigenous (300 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch
\f4 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 - }{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0
\dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 Primal indigenous\dbch
\f2 \'c2\'a0}{\field \fldedit {\*\fldinst {\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich
\af5 \loch \af5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf14 \ul1 \caps0 }{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5
\loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf14 \ul1 \caps0 HYPERLINK "https://www.themonastery.org/guide-to-
divinity" }}{\fldrslt {\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \af5
\expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052
\cf14 \ul1 \caps0 }{\cs15 \b0 \i0 \fs22 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0
\expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \cf14 \ul1 \caps0 religion}}}{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch
\af2 \hich \af5 \loch \af5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033
\langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf14 \ul1 \caps0 }{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2
\hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 , although not a single, organized religion, accounts for
the belief systems of 300 million people in Africa and Asia. These religions are
the outcome of traditional, native world views and infiltrate every aspect of the
lives of whom they are practiced.}{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5
\loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9
\caps0 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \fi0 \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0
\sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum
\adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033
\langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch
\f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052
\cf9 \caps0 Due to variations in tradition, region, and ethnicity, there are many
surface differences between the diverse primal religions, though they share basic
overlying concepts. Anthropologists and academics have previously compared primal
religions to paganism, shamanism, and animism, and while they do share
similarities, these comparisons have largely been abandoned.}{\b0 \i0 \fs22
\kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 \par }\pard \plain \s2 \ql
\fi0 \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa150 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl360 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0
\keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0 \b1
\fs36 \kerning0 \loch \af2 \hich \af2 \dbch \af2 \lang1033 \langnp1033
\cf4 \caps0 Spirituality}{\b1 \i0 \fs30 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch
\f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4
\adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033
\cf9 \caps0 Followers of primal indigenous religions are henotheistic, that is,
they worship one god while acknowledging the existence of others. God dwells within
all things and all things are spiritual in nature. All of existence is thought to
be connected, including life and death, humans and animals, the physical world and
spirit world, etc.}{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0
\expndtw0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0
\par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \fi0 \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300
\slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0
\rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 {\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0
\expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 As
mentioned, primal religions do not discern between the physical and the spiritual,
nor is there a hard distinction between worship and other day-to-day activities of
life. Living in and of itself is a spiritual act - the duties of each day are so
intertwined with nature and the earth that they are regarded as spiritual, as
opposed to compartmentalizing life in to "work", "leisure", and "worship". The
primal concept of time is also different - time is not linear as western cultures
think of it and instead the idea of "timelessness" is accepted. Rituals are enacted
as performances of the original act and are ever-present and thus link individuals
to the eternity through the present.}{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5
\loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9
\adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0 \b1 \fs36 \kerning0 \loch \af2 \hich
\af2 \dbch \af2 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b1 \i0 \fs30
\kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4 \caps0 Demographics & Rituals}{\b1
\i0 \fs30 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4 \caps0 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql
\fi0 \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0
\keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0
\fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b0 \i0 \fs22
\kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 Cultures who practice tribal
indigenous religions are generally pre-literate and lack written language. Their
beliefs and traditions are orally disseminated, usually through stories. These
stories are passed down through the generations to explain the origin of man,
nature of God, and explanations of the world's workings. Often these stories are
tied to the region in which they are told, as followers are closely tied to the
earth and the locale in which they live.}{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2
\hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \fi0 \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa225
\sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha
\aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \cbpat19 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich
\af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 Rites of passage are of great importance in these
societies, as is the concept of liminality, the state of transition between various
rites of passage. Rites of passage are distinguished by rituals, which play a large
role in tribal life. The tribe, which extends beyond just persons and includes
nature, animals, and objects both animate and inanimate, is central to the
individual's sense of self.}{\b0 \i0 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch
\f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9
\caps0 \par }\pard \plain \ql \li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa225
\sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar
\keep0 \keepn0 \noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs24
\kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b1 \fs22 \kerning0
\dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 African
traditional and Diasporic (100 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning0 \dbch \af4 \hich
\af4 \loch \f4 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 - }{\fs22
\kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 African Traditional
Religions are those practiced by the original inhabitants of Africa and can be
divided into four different groups: the Nilo-Saharan, the Niger-Congo, the Khoisan
and the Afro-Asiatic Religious Traditions. African Diasporic Religions, on the
other hand, are those that developed when the African Traditional Religions
practiced by African slaves in new world countries like the southern USA, Latin
America and the Caribbean Islands were mixed with the religions being practiced in
those countries at that time.}{\fs22 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \par }\pard \plain \s2 \ql \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa150 \sbauto0 \saauto0
\adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \b1 \fs36 \kerning0 \loch \af2 \hich \af2 \dbch
\af2 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b1 \fs30 \kerning0 \loch
\af2 \hich \af2 \dbch \f2 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4
History}{\b1 \fs30 \kerning0 \loch \af2 \hich \af2 \dbch \f2 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \li0 \ri0
\sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0 \noline0
\aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\fs22 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033
\langfe2052 \langfenp2052 There are many different Traditional and Diasporic
Religions and each have their own history and specific origin. For the Traditional
Religions, one Nilo-Saharan group was monotheistic while another was non theistic
(as were the Khoisan groups), the Niger-Congo group was concerned with the
manifestation of spirit in nature and the Afro-Asiatic group was henotheistic.
Diasporic Religions represent the merging of whatever Traditional Religion was now
being practiced in a specific new world country with whatever religion was already
being practiced in that country, like, for instance, Catholicism, Kardecist
Spiritism or Native American traditional mythology.}{\fs22 \kerning0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \li0 \ri0 \sb0
\sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0 \noline0
\langfe2052 \langfenp2052 Different people have been responsible for influencing
the development of the different Traditional and Diasporic Religions. In the Yoruba
Traditional Religion, for instance, one of the present leaders in the faith is
Prince (Babalawo) Adigun Osolun and he is also the High Priest of several other
sects, including Oke, Egbe and Obatala. Another example is the influence that Marie
Laveau and her daughter had on the development of the Diasporic Religion Voudou in
19th Century New Orleans.}{\fs22 \kerning0 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \par }\pard \plain \s2 \ql \li0 \ri0 \sb0 \sa150 \sbauto0 \saauto0
\adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \b1 \fs36 \kerning0 \loch \af2 \hich \af2 \dbch
\af2 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b1 \fs30 \kerning0 \loch
\af2 \hich \af2 \dbch \f2 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4
Reach & Spirituality}{\b1 \fs30 \kerning0 \loch \af2 \hich \af2 \dbch \f2 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf4 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \li0 \ri0
\sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0 \noline0
\langfe2052 \langfenp2052 Taken together, the Traditional Religions and the
Diasporic Religions have been designated as a 'major religious group' and are
believed to have approximately 100 million adherents worldwide. Approximately 45%
of the people living in Africa today are followers of the Traditional Religions
although this figure may be significantly higher as some of the people who are
deemed to adhere to Islamic tradition also still follow Yoruban religious
traditions. The Diasporic Religions are also still extensively practiced today in
the American south, Central America and South America.}{\fs22 \kerning0
\lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \ql \li0
\ri0 \sb0 \sa225 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl300 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0
\noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0
\lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\fs22 \kerning0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 How basic religious concepts are defined in
the African Traditional Religions and the African Diasporic Religions also differs
from religion to religion. The Diasporic language of Winti as practiced in
Suriname, for instance, is based on a belief in the personification of supernatural
spirits while the Traditional Yoruban religion believes that it is the manifest
destiny of all human beings to merge with the divine creator.}{\b0 \i0 \fs21
\kerning0 \dbch \af2 \hich \af5 \loch \f5 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \lang1033
\langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \caps0 \par }\pard \plain \s16 \qj
\li226 \ri226 \sb0 \sa0 \sbauto0 \saauto0 \sl360 \slmult0 \widctlpar \keep0 \keepn0
\noline0 \aspalpha \aspnum \adjustright \lin226 \rin226 \itap0 \fs24 \kerning0
\lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 {\b0 \i0 \fs33 \kerning0 \dbch \af6
\hich \af6 \loch \f6 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf14 \ulnone0 \caps0 \uc1 \u8220 ?}{\field \fldedit {\*\fldinst {\b0
\i0 \fs33 \kerning0 \dbch \af6 \hich \af6 \loch \af6 \expnd0 \expndtw0
\chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf14 \ulnone0 \caps0 }
{\b0 \i0 \fs33 \kerning0 \dbch \af6 \hich \af6 \loch \f6 \expnd0 \expndtw0
\chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf14 \ulnone0 \caps0
HYPERLINK "https://www.themonastery.org/desiderata" \'5co "Quote from the
Desiderata, a 1927 poem by American writer Max Ehrmann" }}{\fldrslt {\b0 \i0
\fs33 \kerning0 \dbch \af6 \hich \af6 \loch \af6 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19
\lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf14 \ulnone0 \caps0 }{\cs15
\b0 \i0 \fs33 \dbch \af6 \hich \af6 \loch \f6 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \cf14
\ulnone0 \caps0 You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the
stars; you have a right to be here.}}}{\b0 \i0 \fs33 \kerning0 \dbch \af6 \hich
\af6 \loch \af6 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf14 \ulnone0 \caps0 }{\b0 \i0 \fs33 \kerning0 \dbch \af6 \hich \af6
\loch \f6 \expnd0 \expndtw0 \chcbpat19 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052
\langfenp2052 \cf14 \ulnone0 \caps0 \uc1 \u8221 ?}{\fs24 \kerning0 \dbch \af6 \hich
\af6 \loch \f6 \lang1033 \langnp1033 \langfe2052 \langfenp2052 \cf9 \par }\pard
\af0 {\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9
\par }\pard \plain \ql \li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar
\lang9 \langnp9 Sikhism (23 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Juche (19 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2
\lin0 \rin0 \itap0 \fs21 \kerning2 \dbch \af2 \hich \af0 \loch \af0 {\b1 \fs22
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Spiritism (15 million)}
{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard
\af0 {\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Judaism
(14 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Bahai (7 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Jainism (4.2 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2
\kerning2 \dbch
\af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Shinto (4 million)}{\b1 \fs22
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard \plain \ql
\li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar \aspalpha \aspnum
{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Cao Dai (4
million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9
\par }\pard \plain \ql \li0 \ri0 \lisb0 \sa200 \lisa0 \sl276 \slmult1 \widctlpar
\lang9 \langnp9 Zoroastrianism (2.6 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4
\hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Tenrikyo (2 million)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2
\kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 Neo-Paganism (1 million)}
{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }\pard
\af0 {\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4 \loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9
Unitarian-Universalism (800,000)}{\b1 \fs22 \kerning2 \dbch \af4 \hich \af4
\loch \f4 \lang9 \langnp9 \par }}

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