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This list appeared in The Christian Science Monitor as the "Top 10 Organized Religions in the World" (August 4, 1998, edition, on page B2)
Religion Statistics - Top 10 Organized Religions
India is the birth place of four of the world's major religious traditions ; namely Hinduism , Buddhism , Jainism and Sikhism . Throughout its history , religion has been an important part of the country's culture.
Religion in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian religions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian religions is a classification for religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent ; namely Hinduism , Jainism , Buddhism and Sikhism . [ 1 ] These religions are also classified as Eastern religions . Although Indian religions are connected through the history of India , they constitute a wide range of religious communities and Indian religions are not confined to the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] The documented history of Indian religions begins with historical Vedic religion , the religious practices of the early Indo-Aryans , which were collected and later redacted into the Samhitas (usually known as the Vedas), four canonical collections of hymns or mantras composed in archaic Sanskrit .Dara Shikuh (d. 1659), the Mughal prince and heir apparent, was also a scholar and a mystic in his own right. (1) He was popular among Hindus as well as Muslims and had connections with scholars and mystics belonging to both traditions.
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American Academy of Religion (AAR) This is the major academic organization in Religious Studies. It and the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) hold a joint Annual Meeting that generally draws between 7,000 and 9,000 scholars. International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) Another academic organization, which holds an international meeting every five years and regional meetings in intervening years. The NAASR is a member association. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (S SSR) Focuses on research on religion using social-scientific methods. Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion (CSER) Works "to promote humanistic and critical approaches to the study of religion, and to foster the public understanding of religion in the United States and abroad."
On-line Resources for Religious Studies - Religious Studies - Kenyon College
The University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is the largest of UVa’s 12 schools and is the institution’s academic core. It offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and concentrations and more than two dozen graduate degree programs.
South Asian Religions — Center for South Asian Studies, U.Va.
Sacred Books of the East Index
The Sacred Books of the East (SBE) series, comprising fifty volumes, was issued by the Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910. It has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist and scholar of comparative religion, Max Müller. He wrote three of the volumes, and collaborated on three others. The SBE has been designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.
