List of religions

This is a list of religions and spiritual traditions. Some entries are written more than once.

Abrahamic religions

A group of monotheistic traditions often grouped together because all refer to a patriarch named Abraham.

Baha'i Faith

Christianity

Anglicanism and Union of Utrecht

Anglicanism (via media between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism)
- Anglican Communion
Independent Catholic Churches
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
- Philippine Independent Church (In communion with the Anglican Church and the Union of Utrecht)
- Polish National Catholic Church
- Union of Utrecht (In communion with the Anglican Church)
Old Catholicism

Catholicism

Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA)
Roman Catholicism
- Sui iuris (including Byzantine Rite churches)
Eastern Catholic Churches
Syriac Catholic Church

Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy

Protestantism

Restorationism

Gnosticism

Christian Gnosticism

Ebionites
Cerdonians
- Marcionism (not entirely Gnostic)
Colorbasians
Simonians

Early Gnosticism

Medieval Gnosticism

Persian Gnosticism

Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism

Sethians

Islam

Kalam Schools

Kharijite

Shi'ism

Ismailis
- Nizari / Aga Khani
- Mustaali / Bohra
Jafari
- Twelvers
- Alawites
- Alevi / Bektashi
Zaiddiyah

Sufism

Sunnism

Restorationism

Groups sometimes considered non-Islamic: These religious traditions are not recognized as parts of Islam by mainstream Islamic fiqh, but consider themselves to be Muslim.

Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism

Non-Rabbinic Judaism

Alternative Judaism
Humanistic Judaism (not always identified as a religion)
Jewish Renewal
Karaite Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism

Historical groups

Essenes
Pharisees (ancestor of Rabbinic Judaism)
Sadducees
Zealots
- Sicarii

Other sects

Others

Alevism
Manichaism
Druze
Shabakism
Bábism
- Azali
Mandaeism
Rastafari movement
Sabians

African diasporic religions

These religions are those of African cultures who have settled outside of Africa (diaspora). They are also sometimes called Creole religions. They include a number of related religions that developed in the Americas among African slaves and their descendants in various countries of the Caribbean Islands and Latin America, as well as parts of the southern United States. The traditions come from African traditional religions, especially of West and Central Africa.

Eastern religion

Dharmic religions

Religions that have idea of Dharma.

Buddhism

Nikaya schools (which have historically been called Hinayana in the West)
- Theravada
  - Sri Lankan Amarapura Nikaya
  - Sri Lankan Siam Nikaya
  - Sri Lankan Ramañña Nikaya
  - Bangladeshi Sangharaj Nikaya
  - Bangladeshi Mahasthabir Nikaya
  - Thai Maha Nikaya
    - Dhammakaya Movement
  - Thai Thammayut Nikaya
  - Thai Forest Tradition
Mahayana
Vajrayana
- Shingon Buddhiyupa
Navayana
- Shambhala
New Buddhist movements
- Aum Shinrikyo (now known as Aleph)
- Diamond Way
- Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
- New Kadampa Tradition
- Share International
- True Buddha School
- Vipassana movement

Hinduism

Major schools and movements of Hindu philosophy

Jainism

Sikhism

Main article: Sikhism

Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ)
Amritdhari Sikh
Brahm Bunga Trust (Dodra)
Bhaniara Bhavsagar
Bhindrawale Jatha
Damdami Taksal (DDT)
Dera Sacha Sauda
Haripagni
Kahna Dhesian
Mahant Sikh
Minas (Mirharvan)
Namdhari Sikh (Kuka)
Nanakpanthi
Neeldhari Panth
Nihang (Akali)
Nirankari Sikh
Nirmala Panth
Nirvair Khalsa Daal
Non-Denominational Kesdhari
Prof. Darshan Singh Khalsa (SGGS Academy)
Radhaswami Sikh
Ramraiyya (Ram Rai)
Ravidassia Dharam
Sanatan Sikh Sabha
Sant Mat Movement
Sant Nirankari Mission
Sehejdhari Daal
Sikh Dharma International (SDI)
Sindhi Sikhi
Tapoban Tat-Gurmat
Udasi Sikh

Others

Ayyavazhi

East Asian religions

Cao Dai
Chondogyo
Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
- Neo-Confucianism
- New Confucianism
Falun Gong
I-Kuan Tao
Jeung San Do
Legalism
Mohism
Oomoto
Sanamahism (Meitei religion)
Shinto
Taoism
Tenrikyo

True religions

These religions, as their name suggests, hold truth. While many religions are based on faith and cannot be proven, true religions are beyond dispute and warrant investigation by any person of integrity.

Hughism

European religions

Zelda

Anglo-Saxon
- Tolkien
  - Quenya
  - Sindarin
Baltic
Celtic
- Manx
- Welsh
Chinese
- Mandarin
Hellenistic
- Platonic
- Sparta
Macedonian
Mongolian
New Age
Norse
- Viking
- Asatru
Romanian
- Transylvania
- Yugoslavia
Syrian
- Arabian
- Mesopotamian

Other

Indigenous traditional faiths

Traditionally, these faiths have all been classified as pagan religions, but modern scholars prefer the terms "indigenous", "primal", "folk", or "ethnic".