Ethnic religion

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For religions sometimes described as "folk religions or people faiths", see Folk religion.
Altar to Inari Ōkami at the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Shinto is the ethnic religion of the Japanese people.[1]

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universal religions, such as Christianity or Islam, in which gaining converts is a primary objective and, therefore, are not limited in ethnic, national or racial scope.[2]

Terminology

A number of alternative terms have been used instead of ethnic religion. Another term that is often used is

Folk Islam.[4][5]

In Western contexts, a variety of terms are also employed. In the United States and Canada, a popular alternative term has been nature religion.[6] Some neopagan movements, especially in Europe, have adopted ethnic religion as their preferred term, aligning themselves with ethnology. This notably includes the European Congress of Ethnic Religions,[7] which chose its name after a day-long discussion in 1998, where the majority of the participants expressed that Pagan contained too many negative connotations and ethnic better described the root of their traditions in particular nations. In the English-language popular and scholarly discourse Paganism, with a capital P, has become an accepted term.[8]

Usage

Ethnic religions are defined as religions which are related to a particular ethnic group, and often seen as a defining part of that ethnicity's culture, language, and customs.

African traditional religion and African diaspora religions among the African diaspora in the Americas.[9]

Some ancient ethnic religions, such as those historically found in pre-modern Europe, have found new vitality in

neopaganism.[10] Moreover, non-ethnic religions, such as Christianity, have been known to assume ethnic traits to an extent that they serve a role as an important ethnic identity marker,[11] a notable example of this is the Serbian "Saint-Savianism" of the Serbian Orthodox Church,[12] and the religious and cultural heritage of Syriac Christianity branch of the Assyrian people.[13][14][15]

List of ethnic religions

Further information:
List of modern Pagan movements

See also

References

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  9. ^ Oduah, Chika (19 October 2011). "Are blacks abandoning Christianity for African faiths?". theGrio. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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  12. ISBN 9781848853300. Archived
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