Major religious groups
The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century with the goal of recognizing the relative levels of civility in different societies,[2] but this practice has since fallen into disrepute in many contemporary cultures.
"World Religions" redirects here. For the Canadian TV series, see World Religions (TV series).Religious traditions fall into super-groups in comparative religion, arranged by historical origin and mutual influence. Abrahamic religions originate in the Middle East,[38][39] Indian religions in the Indian subcontinent (South Asia)[40] and East Asian religions in East Asia.[41] Another group with supra-regional influence are Afro-American religion,[42] which have their origins in Central and West Africa.