Religious syncretism

thumb|right|A sphere inside the Tây Ninh Holy See, representing the Left Eye of God. thumb|Inner hall the Caodaism Holy See, Tây Ninh Province. Caodaism is a Vietnamese monotheistic syncretic religion that combines "ethical precepts from Confucianism, occult practices from Taoism, theories of karma and rebirth from Buddhism, and a hierarchical organization from Catholicism". It was officially established in the city of Tây Ninh in Southern Vietnam in 1926.

religious movement

liberal religion formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians and the Universalists

In the Muslim world, the marabout () is a descendant of Muhammad (Arabic: سـيّد, romanized: sayyid and sidi in the Maghreb) and a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Sahara region, in West Africa, and historically in the Maghreb.

methodology for cultural comparison

indigenous religion in the USA

Ivory statuette from Pompeii resembling an Indian fertility goddess

blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system

The Euchites or Messalians were a Christian sect from Mesopotamia that spread to Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and Thrace. The name 'Messalian' comes from the Syriac , mṣallyānā, meaning 'one who prays'. The Greek translation is , euchitēs, meaning the same.

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group of closely related religions or denominations

US religious movement founded in the early 20th century Noble Drew Ali

religious movement founded by George King

North American pagan group

part of the Vatican Necropolis

Collection of Chinese texts synthesizing Islam and Confucianism

US religious group founded by Dwight York