In religious studies, an ethnic religion is a religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group. Ethnic religions are often distinguished from universal religions, such as Christianity or Islam, which are not limited in ethnic, national or racial scope. Judaism of the Jews , Ancient Celtic religion of the ancient Celts Ancient Germanic Religion of various Germanic Tribes Hellenism of the Greeks Druze religion of the Druze Alawism of Alawites Alevism of the Alevites Mandaeism of the Mandaeans Yazidism of the Yazidis Zoroastrianism of the Iranians Hinduism of the Indians Chinese folk religion of the Han ChineseShi Hu, “Religion and Philosophy in Chinese History” (Shanghai: China Institute of Pacific Relations, 1931), reprinted in Kejawèn and Kapitayan of the Javanese people Kalash religion of the Kalash people Sikhism of the Punjabis Shinto of the Japanese Sunda Wiwitan of the Sundanese people A ƭat Roog of the Serer of Senegal, The Gambia, and MauritaniaWestermann, Diedrich; Smith, Edwin William; Forde, Cyril Daryll; International African Institute; International Institute of African Languages and Cultures; Project Muse; JSTOR (Organization), Africa: journal of the International African Institute, Volume 63, pp 86-96, 270-1, Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute (1993)
In religious studies, an ethnic religion is a religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group. Ethnic religions are often distinguished from universal religions, such as Christianity or Islam, in which gaining converts is a primary objective and, therefore, are not limited in ethnic, national or racial scope. Judaism of the Jews Ancient Celtic religion of the ancient Celts Ancient Germanic Religion of various Germanic Tribes Hellenism of the Greeks Druze religion of the Druze Alawism of Alawites Alevism of the Alevites Mandaeism of the Mandaeans Yazidism of the Yazidis Zoroastrianism of the Iranians Hinduism of the Indians Chinese folk religion of the Han ChineseShi Hu, “Religion and Philosophy in Chinese History” (Shanghai: China Institute of Pacific Relations, 1931), reprinted in Kejawèn and Kapitayan of the Javanese people Kalash religion of the Kalash people Sikhism of the Punjabis Shinto of the Japanese Sunda Wiwitan of the Sundanese people A ƭat Roog of the Serer of Senegal, The Gambia, and MauritaniaWestermann, Diedrich; Smith, Edwin William; Forde, Cyril Daryll; International African Institute; International Institute of African Languages and Cultures; Project Muse; JSTOR (Organization), Africa: journal of the International African Institute, Volume 63, pp 86-96, 270-1, Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute (1993)
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