Tradition
folk religion
Expressions of religion distinct from organized doctrines
- Also called popular religion, vernacular religion, folk belief
A path that branches,
meets and parts.
Schools and lineages
Branches · 9
Many paths. Shared histories.
9 branches recorded under folk religion, one step down, as the records give them.
What this means
Association and branching, in both directions. Traditions overlap, split and re-merge; this is not a single-origin family tree, and being listed under another tradition is not the same as being recognised by it.
Does not imply a clean single-origin family tree · that the parent recognises the branch
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Recorded as a branch of
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Hinduism Religion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent 4 branches of its own -
Shinto A polytheistic and animistic religion originating in Japan 11 branches of its own -
Tengrism Original religion of the Turkic and Mongolic peoples -
Chinese folk religion Traditional Han Chinese religious belief systems 2 branches of its own -
Rodnovery Modern religious movement based on Slavic native beliefs -
Hoodoo Spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs -
Benzhuism Bai religion -
Ong Yah worship Fujianese and Taiwanese folk religion, frequently considered an aspect of Taoism - Taiwanese folk religion Folk religion has a widespread following in Taiwan, which combines Buddhism ,Taoism, Confucian, Chinese folk religion,Taiwanese indigenous religion
Traditions whose own records say they belong to it
1 tradition names folk religion as its own — an affiliation, so kept apart from the tree.
Sources
Sources and evidence
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2 statements on this record
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Paths that branch,
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