Etymology
The term religion comes from both Old French and Anglo-Norman (1200s CE) and means respect for sense of right, moral obligation, sanctity, what is sacred, reverence for the … See more

Beliefs
The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness of individual death, a sense of community, … See more

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the academic practice of comparative religion divided religious belief into philosophically defined categories called world religions. Some academics studying the subject have divided religions into three broad categories: See more

Law
The study of law and religion is a relatively new field, with several thousand scholars involved in law … See more

Scholars have failed to agree on a definition of religion. There are, however, two general definition systems: the sociological/functional and the phenomenological/philosophical.
Modern Western
The concept of … See more

A number of disciplines study the phenomenon of religion: theology, comparative religion, history of religion, evolutionary origin of religions, anthropology of religion, psychology of religion (including neuroscience of religion and See more

Abrahamic
Abrahamic religions are monotheistic religions which believe they descend from Abraham See more