The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to religion:
Religion – organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.
Main article: Major religious groups |
Main article: List of religious populations |
Main article: List of religions and spiritual traditions |
Main article: Religious studies |
Main articles: African traditional religion and Afro-American religion |
Main article: Philippine mythology |
Main article: Ayyavazhi |
Main articles: Outline of Bábism and Bábism |
Main articles: Outline of the Baháʼí Faith and Baháʼí Faith |
Main articles: Outline of Buddhism and Buddhism |
Main articles: Outline of Christianity and Christianity |
Main articles: Outline of Hinduism and Hinduism |
Main articles: Outline of Islam and Islam |
Main articles: Index of Jainism-related articles and Jainism |
Main articles: Judaism and Outline of Judaism |
Main articles: Mandaeism and Outline of Mandaeism |
Main article: Modern Paganism |
Main article: New religious movement |
Main article: Open source religion |
Main article: Rastafari |
Main article: Satanism |
Main article: Shinto |
Main articles: Outline of Sikhism and Sikhism |
Main article: Kardecist spiritism |
Main articles: Taoism and Outline of Taoism |
Main article: Tenrikyo |
Main article: Unitarian Universalism |
Main article: Vegetarianism and religion |
Main article: Zoroastrianism |
Main article: Irreligion |