Outline of religion

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to religion:

Contents

• Religious studies
• Religious belief
• Approaches to the beliefs of others
• Religious behaviour and experiences
• Ayyavazhi topics
• Bah Faith topics
• Buddhism topics
• Cao Dai topics
• Christianity topics
• Hinduism topics
• Islam topics
• Jainism topics
• Judaism topics
• Modern Paganism topics
• New Age topics
• New religious movement topics
• Rasta topics
• Satanism topics
• Shint topics
• Sikhism topics
• Spiritism topics
• Tenrikyo topics
• Zoroastrianism topics
• Irreligion topics
• Religion and religious ideas in fiction
• References

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.