Comparative religion

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Comparative religion is a field of religious studies that analyzes interpretive differences of common themes and ideas among the world's religions. It also makes comparisons between the rituals and other aspects of various faiths besides just the myths.

The ancient epic Mahabharata noted that “moral principles may be shared by all religions (…) but their philosophical positions are often different”.<ref>Harsh Narain. Myth of Composite Culture ISBN 81-85990-45-1 (Mahabharata Shanti Parva 300:9) [1]</ref>

[edit] Fields of study

• Origin belief
• Humanism
• Fundamentalism

[edit] Abrahamic Monotheistic

• Judeo-Christo-Islamic
• Judeo-Christian
• Christo-Islamic
  • Similarities between the Bible and the Qur'an

[edit] Dharmic religions

• Ayyavazhi and Hinduism
• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Zoroastrianism and Hinduism
• Hinduism and Sikh Panth
• Jainism and Hinduism
• Hellenism and Hinduism

[edit] Mysticism and Esotericism

• Kabbala (Judaism), Gnosticism (Christianity), Sufism (Islam), Magi (Zoroastrianism), Yoga (Hinduism), Vipassana (Buddhism)
• Chakra
• Ideal perfection: "Baqa" (Sufism), 'Najat' (Islam), 'Nirvana' (Buddhism), 'Salvation' (Christianity), and 'Mukti' (Hinduism).

[edit] Other Comparisions and topics

• Hinduism and Confucianism
• Comparing Eastern and Western religious traditions
  • Judaism and Buddhism
  • Christianity and world religions
  • Christianity and Buddhism
  • Hinduism and other religions
  • Islamic comparative religion

[edit] See also

• Religious pluralism
• Inclusivism
• Religion
• Comparative mythology
• Hierographology

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Academicinfo.net
• Comparative-religion.comhu:Összehasonlító vallástudomány

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