Comparative religion

category of religions considered as coming from the legacy of Abraham

Gnosticism (; Koine Greek: ) is a collection of different religious and philosophical ideas and systems that fully developed by the mid-2nd century among sects of early Christianity and other faiths. It is not a singular, homogeneous tradition or religion, but an umbrella term used by modern scholars to describe different groups and beliefs that shared certain characteristics. These diverse Gnostic groups generally emphasized personal spiritual knowledge (gnosis) above the authority, traditions, and proto-orthodox teachings of organized religious institutions. The Gnostic worldview typically d

systematic comparison of the world's religions

type of religion which is partly based on beliefs about UFOs or extraterrestrial aliens

five or more largest and most widespread religious movements

subset of the Eastern religions

religions that originated in East, South and Southeast Asia

Lithuanian philosopher

The term ' (German for "primeval monotheism") or "primitive monotheism'" expresses the hypothesis of a monotheistic Urreligion, from which polytheistic religions allegedly degenerated. This evolutionary view of religious development contrasts diametrically with another evolutionary view on the development of religious thought: the hypothesis that religion progressed from simple forms to complex: first pre-animism, then animism, totemism, polytheism, and finally monotheism.

Ziaur Rahman Azmi's book on Judaism and Christianity

religions that originated within Western culture

In historical analysis, biblical criticism and comparative mythology/religion, parallelomania has been used to refer to a phenomenon (mania) where authors perceive apparent similarities and construct parallels and analogies without historical basis.

French philosopher, author, academic (1917-2012)