Religious Traditions


This can be roughly broken down into Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Institutions Religion Abrahamic religion Asiatic religion Pagan religion Secularism

This can be roughly broken down into Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism.

Abrahamic religion

Abrahamic religion refers to those bodies of religious belief that claim descent from Abraham. These include Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. These originated in or near Israel, and are now the predominant world religions.

Asiatic religion

Asiatic religions refer to communities of religious belief, principally of China and Asia. These include three major varieties, Indian religion, Persian religion, and Oriental religion.

Pagan religion

Pagan religion includes ancient European, ancient Asian, African, American Indian religion, and Neopagan religion that are not otherwise considered. These are generally but not always polytheistic, and are typically tied or limited to a particular culture or people.

Secularism

Secularism includes atheism, agnosticism, secular humanism, and related belief systems. These are included because they are systems of belief about the subjects that are considered by religions.


This has connections to science, including earth science, which has undermined much belief in most religious traditions. Advances in biology including molecular biology, cell biology, organism biology, systematics, ecology, and biohistory further interconnect with religion. There are better connections to personal studies. The human body including body systems, body function, life cycle, disease, and form and appearance can be connected. Psychology including behavioral elements, midn, behavior patterns, developmental psuchology, mental distorders, personality and social psychology may be useful. Biographical information about religious leaders and adherents may be useful. There are also connections to anthropology including social foundations and demography. Physical anthropology including human origins, racial variation, and human dispersion can also be connected. Human ecology including the effect of the environment on peoples, relations with other life forms, human effects on the environment may be connected. Human geography including Asian geography, European geography, African Geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography will be very influential. Particular groups will be influential in examining these religious traditions.	Links to other sites: Not yet available
Culture Material culture including food, clothing, buildings, transporttion technology, communication technology, industrial technology, and other artifacts are useful.Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature and literary works, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy are usually important. Areas of behavioral culture such as customs, occupations, performing arts, sports and games, and cultural events such as miscellaneous events, disasters, meetings, and holidays are certainly significant. Other Institutions Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families are connected to religion. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools is useful. The connection to economics is obscure, but may involve activities and industries including particular companies. Economic systems including firms, networks, economic system types, and system behavior can be connected. There are also connections to government including law and government structure. Government activity including succession, administration, and state relations is important. Particular governments including Local, national, and international governments are connected. These are connected to religious belief and practice, and to various forms of organization including unstructured organization, fragmented organization, and structured organization. Sociology Social structure and change Social structure including Anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class organization, and community and regional structure can be connected. Some correlation betwen particular religions and social types such as hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian, and indutrial societies has been suggested. Social change including factors can also be connected. Social change processes including innovation, transmission, adaptation, and extinction can be considered. These are associated with particular changes including the agricultural revolution, agrarian revolution, and industrial revolution. Communities are listed along with the peoples they belong to. Peoples are also significant. Various nations are listed under the particular peoples they are most closely associated with. [Latest connected include Italy, South Korea, Myanmar, Ukraine, South Africa, Colombia, Sudan, Spain, Argentina, Poland, Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco, Canada. Algeria, Afghanistan, Peru, Nepal] Western civilization is predominantly secularist, but has been Abrahamic and was once largely pagan. Nations include the United Kingdom. Cities include Mexico City, New York City, and Sao Paulo. Anglic peoples are most significant at present. Anglo-Americans can be considered. including the United States, Canada, and the British Caribbean are first to be considered British, and Anglo-Australian peoples will be examined later. Latin peoples such as those of France can be considered. Hispanic peoples such as those of Mexico can be considered. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be considered. Northeast European such as those of Russia, Germanic peoples such as those of Germany, Scandinavian peoples, and Balkan peoples will also be examined. Asiatic peoples are a mixture of Abrahamic, Asiatic, secularist, and pagan. Cities include Tokyo Seoul, Bombay, Delhi, and Shanghai. Middle Eastern peoples such as those of Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are extremely important, since the Abrahamic religions originated in and are still influential there. South Asian peoples including those of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are also important. Oriental traditions, including those of China, Japan, and Korean peoples are less directly significant. Southeast Asian peoples including Indonesia the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand are also important. Central Asian peoples are also extremely important. African peoples such as those of Nigeria and Ethiopia are significant. American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico are also significant. History Each religious tradition has a history. Prehistory is obscure and difficult to determine, but was probably pagan. Evidence of it in early prehistory is not conclusive. Middle prehistory has a little bit better evidence. In late prehistory there are material remains which seem to be chiefly associated with pagan religion. During antiquity, religion was mostly of the pagan variety. This was true of the 5th Millennium BC and the 4th Millennium BC. In the 3rd Millennium BC, Abraham (considered the founder of Abrahamic religion) may have lived, though this tradition was small and almost invisible. Most religions were of the pagan variety and tied to particular cultures. I have few details for the 2nd Millennium, I also have few details for the early 1st millennium BC. Several of the major founders of Asiatic religions and secularism lived during this time. In classical and medieval times, Abrahamic religion flourished and asiatic religion spread, and pagan religions began to lose their hold. Secularism may have had an early beginning during this time. Early classical, late classical, and early medieval, and late medieval times are less fully explored. Their modern history has been comparatively neglected by most historians. Abrahamic religion spread as a part of Western civilization. I so far lack details on the 16th century. In the 17th century, there was considerable advance of Abrahamic religion. I do not yet have details on the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, or late 17th century. In the 18th century, with the "Age of Reason", secularism began to become prominent. I do not yet have details on the early 18th century, early-mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late-mid 18th century, or late 18th century. Information on the 19th century will be included as it becomes available. The early 19th century, early-mid 19th, mid 19th, late-mid 19th, and late 19th century do not yet have much detail on this site. Details of the 20th century history starting with the early 20th century will be useful but are not yet available here. The early mid 20th century and mid 20th century will be examined as the site develops. The late-mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be considered. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, and early 1990s are of current interest. The late 1990s including 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 can be considered. Recent and current events of the early 21st century are also significant. The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s beginning with 2006 are currently being examined. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter and 4th quarter including October, November, and December can be examined. 2007 including the first, second quarter with April, May, and June, third quarter down to July, August, and September and fourth quarter down to October, November, and December has current events. Events of 2008 including the first quarter with January, February, and March, second quarter with April, May, and June, and third quarter with July, August, and September can be examined. The future including near future, middle future, and far future has not yet been closely examined.

This has connections to science, including earth science, which has undermined much belief in most religious traditions. Advances in biology including molecular biology, cell biology, organism biology, systematics, ecology, and biohistory further interconnect with religion.

There are better connections to personal studies. The human body including body systems, body function, life cycle, disease, and form and appearance can be connected. Psychology including behavioral elements, midn, behavior patterns, developmental psuchology, mental distorders, personality and social psychology may be useful.

Biographical information about religious leaders and adherents may be useful.

There are also connections to anthropology including social foundations and demography. Physical anthropology including human origins, racial variation, and human dispersion can also be connected. Human ecology including the effect of the environment on peoples, relations with other life forms, human effects on the environment may be connected. Human geography including Asian geography, European geography, African Geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography will be very influential. Particular groups will be influential in examining these religious traditions.

Links to other sites: Not yet available

Culture

Material culture including food, clothing, buildings, transporttion technology, communication technology, industrial technology, and other artifacts are useful.Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature and literary works, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy are usually important. Areas of behavioral culture such as customs, occupations, performing arts, sports and games, and cultural events such as miscellaneous events, disasters, meetings, and holidays are certainly significant.

Other Institutions

Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families are connected to religion. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools is useful. The connection to economics is obscure, but may involve activities and industries including particular companies. Economic systems including firms, networks, economic system types, and system behavior can be connected. There are also connections to government including law and government structure. Government activity including succession, administration, and state relations is important. Particular governments including Local, national, and international governments are connected.

These are connected to religious belief and practice, and to various forms of organization including unstructured organization, fragmented organization, and structured organization.

Sociology

Social structure and change Social structure including Anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class organization, and community and regional structure can be connected. Some correlation betwen particular religions and social types such as hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian, and indutrial societies has been suggested. Social change including factors can also be connected. Social change processes including innovation, transmission, adaptation, and extinction can be considered. These are associated with particular changes including the agricultural revolution, agrarian revolution, and industrial revolution.

Communities are listed along with the peoples they belong to.

Peoples are also significant. Various nations are listed under the particular peoples they are most closely associated with. [Latest connected include Italy, South Korea, Myanmar, Ukraine, South Africa, Colombia, Sudan, Spain, Argentina, Poland, Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco, Canada. Algeria, Afghanistan, Peru, Nepal]

Western civilization is predominantly secularist, but has been Abrahamic and was once largely pagan. Nations include the United Kingdom. Cities include Mexico City, New York City, and Sao Paulo. Anglic peoples are most significant at present. Anglo-Americans can be considered. including the United States, Canada, and the British Caribbean are first to be considered British, and Anglo-Australian peoples will be examined later. Latin peoples such as those of France can be considered. Hispanic peoples such as those of Mexico can be considered. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be considered. Northeast European such as those of Russia, Germanic peoples such as those of Germany, Scandinavian peoples, and Balkan peoples will also be examined.

Asiatic peoples are a mixture of Abrahamic, Asiatic, secularist, and pagan. Cities include Tokyo Seoul, Bombay, Delhi, and Shanghai. Middle Eastern peoples such as those of Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are extremely important, since the Abrahamic religions originated in and are still influential there. South Asian peoples including those of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are also important. Oriental traditions, including those of China, Japan, and Korean peoples are less directly significant. Southeast Asian peoples including Indonesia the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand are also important. Central Asian peoples are also extremely important.

African peoples such as those of Nigeria and Ethiopia are significant.

American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico are also significant.

History

Each religious tradition has a history. Prehistory is obscure and difficult to determine, but was probably pagan. Evidence of it in early prehistory is not conclusive. Middle prehistory has a little bit better evidence. In late prehistory there are material remains which seem to be chiefly associated with pagan religion.

During antiquity, religion was mostly of the pagan variety. This was true of the 5th Millennium BC and the 4th Millennium BC. In the 3rd Millennium BC, Abraham (considered the founder of Abrahamic religion) may have lived, though this tradition was small and almost invisible. Most religions were of the pagan variety and tied to particular cultures. I have few details for the 2nd Millennium, I also have few details for the early 1st millennium BC. Several of the major founders of Asiatic religions and secularism lived during this time.

In classical and medieval times, Abrahamic religion flourished and asiatic religion spread, and pagan religions began to lose their hold. Secularism may have had an early beginning during this time. Early classical, late classical, and early medieval, and late medieval times are less fully explored.

Their modern history has been comparatively neglected by most historians. Abrahamic religion spread as a part of Western civilization. I so far lack details on the 16th century. In the 17th century, there was considerable advance of Abrahamic religion. I do not yet have details on the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, or late 17th century.

In the 18th century, with the "Age of Reason", secularism began to become prominent. I do not yet have details on the early 18th century, early-mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late-mid 18th century, or late 18th century.

Information on the 19th century will be included as it becomes available. The early 19th century, early-mid 19th, mid 19th, late-mid 19th, and late 19th century do not yet have much detail on this site.

Details of the 20th century history starting with the early 20th century will be useful but are not yet available here. The early mid 20th century and mid 20th century will be examined as the site develops.

The late-mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be considered.

The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, and early 1990s are of current interest. The late 1990s including 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 can be considered.

Recent and current events of the early 21st century are also significant. The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 can be connected.

The late 2000s beginning with 2006 are currently being examined. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter and 4th quarter including October, November, and December can be examined. 2007 including the first, second quarter with April, May, and June, third quarter down to July, August, and September and fourth quarter down to October, November, and December has current events. Events of 2008 including the first quarter with January, February, and March, second quarter with April, May, and June, and third quarter with July, August, and September can be examined.

The future including near future, middle future, and far future has not yet been closely examined.