Religion in this context is defined as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

Religion can also lead to societal pressures against cohabitation especially within large Evangelical Christian communities.

The most notable among the Middle Persian texts are the Dēnkard (" Acts of Religion "), dating from the 9th century ; the Bundahishn (" Primordial Creation "), finished in the 11th or 12th century, but containing older material ; the Mainog-i-Khirad (" Spirit of Wisdom "), a religious conference on questions of faith ; and the Arda Viraf Namak (" Book of Arda Viraf "), which is especially important for its views on death, salvation and life in the hereafter.

Greek Religion ( Cambridge: Harvard University Press ), especially section III. 3. 4

Angoulême suffered much during the French Wars of Religion, especially in 1568 after its capture by the Protestants under Coligny.

Religion can be so abused in the interests of power, especially on behalf of institutions and governments.

Since some of the most influential Protestant and Catholic theologians of the 20th century have been trained there, the University of Tübingen is especially renowned in the fields of Theology and Philosophy of Religion.

The word is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word Rtu, a fixed or appointed time, especially the proper time for sacrifice ( yajna ) or ritual in Vedic Religion ; this in turn comes from the word Rta ( ऋत ), as used in Vedic Sanskrit literally means the " order or course of things ".

Max Müller was the first Professor of Comparative Religion at Oxford University, a chair created especially for him.

* 1693-4-A Demonstration of the Messias, in which the Truth of the Christian Religion is proved, especially against the Jews, by Richard Kidder

Religion was considered as primordial aspect of a communities ' national ' identity, so the term Ethnarch has been applied to such religious leaders, especially the ( Greek Orthodox ) Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ( i. e. in the Sultan's imperial capital, renamed Istanbul in 1930 but replaced by Ankara as republican capital in 1923 ).

The Pharsalia was especially popular in times of civil wars and similar troubles ; for example the editor of this 1592 edition, Theodor Pulmann, explains Lucan ’ s relevance by the French Wars of Religion ( 1562 – 98 ).

Religion in England was still going through a very discordant time, especially when King Charles I ascended the throne in 1623 and married a French Catholic Princess.

Religion is not taught as a subject, but is an important part of the school program, especially as it relates to behavior.

An English translation, whose full title was The History of the Conquest of China by the Tartars together with an Account of Several Remarkable things, Concerning the Religion, Manners, and Customs of Both Nation's, but especially the Latter, appeared in London in 1676.

Religion did not especially interest him, though he was a regular attender at the Protestant church in Lucca, the author of a curious anonymous work Sunday school rhymes and other metrical pieces by a teacher possibly written by Hortense and he was an opponent of Transcendentalism.

Although few, if any, concessions were made to the Papacy or to Roman Catholic doctrine, a small number of changes were then made to the Articles of Religion and to the Prayer Book, especially in relation the Real Presence and to the continuation of worship in more traditional forms.

Ames ' struggles are illustrated by numerous quotations from the Bible, from theologians ( especially Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion ) and from philosophers, especially the atheist Feuerbach, whom Ames greatly respects.

Jains are not a part of the Vedic Religion ( Hinduism ).

* Independent Religion – From the Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Jainism: "... Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, it is one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence.

Weber's work in the field of sociology of religion started with the essay The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and continued with the analysis of The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism and Ancient Judaism.

The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism was Weber's third major work on the sociology of religion.

Max Weber published four major texts on religion in a context of economic sociology and his rationalization thesis: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ( 1905 ), The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism ( 1915 ), The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism ( 1915 ), and Ancient Judaism ( 1920 ).

It has been characterized as a religion, a cult, a charismatic movement, a " sect ", " plastic export Hinduism ", a progressive millennialism organization and a " multinational, capitalist, Vedantic Export Religion " in books and the mainstream press, with concerns that the movement was being run to promote the Maharishi's personal interests.

The tribes of the Philippines practiced Mohammedan Religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Ancestor and Nature worship ; part of the motivation of the Spaniards was to convert the natives to the Roman Catholic religion in order to subdue them without a fight.

The religious affiliation responses were Catholic ( 21. 3 %), No Religion ( 18. 3 %), Hinduism ( 13. 3 %), Anglican ( 7. 4 %) and Islam ( 6. 8 %).

Religion and culture scholar Sean McCloud says that Newsweek reported that " many Indian sages contend that his rather simplified system of meditation is without basis in the Bhagavad-Gita — the epic poem that is Hinduism ’ s most exalted scripture ".

* Emory University class: Introduction to Religion: Judaism and Hinduism

Jainism is not considered as a part of the Vedic Religion ( Hinduism ), even as there is constitutional ambiguity over its status.

Religion symbols, row 1: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Baha ' i Faith row 2: Islam, Gnosticism, Taoism, Shinto row 3: Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Jainism, row 4: Ayyavazhi, Wicca, Christian, Slavic neopaganism

The minority religions are Christianity ( between 40 million, 3 %, and 54 million, 4 %), Islam ( 20 – 30 million, 1. 5 %– 2 %), the traditional tribal religions of the non-Han ethnic groups ( Moz, White Stone Religion, Dongbaism, Bön ), Judaism, Hinduism, and a number of new religions and sects ( particularly Xiantiandao and Falun Gong ).

* The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism

The TM movement has been called a spiritual movement, a new religious movement, a " Neo-Hindu " sect, a religion, a cult, a charismatic movement, " plastic export Hinduism ", a " multinational, capitalist, Vedantic Export Religion ", a millenarian movement, a world affirming movement, a new social movement and a guru-centered movement in books and the mainstream press, with concerns that it was being run to promote the Maharishi's personal interests. Sources also say that TM is not a religion, but a meditation technique ; and that the TM movement is a spiritual organization, and not a religion or a cult.

Although not a detailed study of Protestantism but rather an introduction to Weber's later studies of interaction between various religious ideas and economics ( The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism, and Ancient Judaism ), The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argues that Puritan ethics and ideas influenced the development of capitalism.

* The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism

Shmuel Eisenstadt argues in the introduction to The Origins and Diversity of Axial Age Civilizations that Max Weber's work in his The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism and Ancient Judaism provided a background for the importance of the period, and notes parallels with Eric Voegelin's Order and History.

Geaves has taught several subjects including Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, the Sociology and Anthropology of Religion, Judaism, Christianity and ancient religions.

* The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism ( translation-1958 )

Born in Rome on June 14, 1955, Massimo Introvigne reported in a partially autobiographical paper presented at the 2008 yearly conference of the American Academy of Religion in Chicago how his interest in non-Christian religions dates back to his reading as a young boy of the novels of Emilio Salgari, Rudyard Kipling, and Luigi Ugolini ( 1891 – 1980, the author of the 1950 Italian novel L ' isola non trovata ), which included references to Hinduism, Islam and other religions not generally well-known at that time in Italy.

The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religion: The A-to-Z Encyclopedia of All the Major Religious Traditions ( 1999 ) covers 33 principal religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Shamanism, Taoism, South American religions, Baltic and Slavic religions, Confucianism, and the religions of Africa and Oceania.

The syllabus of studies included Comparative Religion, the six systems of Hindu Philosophy and other schools of Buddhism, Jainism including study about other sects of Hinduism.