This page provides an index to our articles on religions from ancient faiths to new religious movements. It is not comprehensive, of course, and grows regularly.
Mesopotamian clay maps, dating back 5,000 years, provide a fascinating glimpse into the ancient world’s perception of geography, particularly its rivers. These clay tablets not only depict the ...
The Anunnaki belong to ancient Mesopotamian religion, but modern claims linking them to extraterrestrials from a planet called Nibiru come from Zecharia Sitchin’s reinterpretations rather than ...
Science Daily: Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia
Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia
Cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s Ark. Cuneiform tablet, c. 2nd–1st century B.C.E., Mesopotamia, probably ...
New Scientist: The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world
A new and spellbinding book tells the history of the very ancient past of Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid, a researcher at the ...
The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world
Gizmodo: Who Invented Kissing? Ancient Mesopotamian Texts May Be Oldest Record of Smooches
Who Invented Kissing? Ancient Mesopotamian Texts May Be Oldest Record of Smooches
Smithsonian Magazine: Ancient Texts Reveal How Mesopotamians Felt Emotions—From Happiness in the Liver to Anger in the Feet
Happiness "lights up" similar areas on both modern and ancient body maps, with the exception of the liver, which was more significant for the ancient Mesopotamians. Modern: PNAS / Lauri Nummenmaa et ...
Ancient Texts Reveal How Mesopotamians Felt Emotions—From Happiness in the Liver to Anger in the Feet
Explore the list of ancient civilizations of the world including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, China, Maya, and more. Learn timeline, map, key features, and facts.
History of Mesopotamia, the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed. Centered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the region in ancient times was home to several civilizations, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians.
This land was Mesopotamia, a region whose name comes from ancient Greek words meaning “between the rivers.” Those rivers were the Tigris and the Euphrates, and the land they watered would become one of the most important places in the entire story of human civilization.
Dive in and explore the history of Ancient Mesopotamia from Sumer to Assyria to Babylon here.
Yahoo: Pazuzu figurine: An ancient statue of the Mesopotamian 'demon' god who inspired 'The Exorcist'
Pazuzu figurine: An ancient statue of the Mesopotamian 'demon' god who inspired 'The Exorcist'
Many religions have their own narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe.
Items in lower case italics are classes of religion and not actual religions. For example, "theism" is any religion that contains god (s), and "polytheism" is a form of theism.
This article explores how each of these top 10 religions began, why people still follow them, and how their core beliefs about God, the self, and the afterlife continue to shape modern societies.
Lists of the populations of the world’s religions as of 2020 reveal a varied collection of religious traditions old and new, big and small, centrally organized and diffuse. The data is presented first without and then …
It is estimated that more than 85 percent of the global population identifies with a religious group. There are approximately 4,200+ religions worldwide. Out of Earth’s more than 8 billion …
Explore the history, practices, and doctrines of the world’s major religions on Learn Religions. Find guides to Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and more.
Religion continues to hold the same significance for many today as in the past. This collection presents a sampling of the major religions of the world but is only a brief survey.
This compilation provides an overview of fifty religions, each with distinct beliefs and practices. It covers major faiths like Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and more, as well …
Learn Religions - Guide to the Beliefs and Religions of the World
Guides to world religions and beliefs. Includes Atheism, Christianity, Islam, Paganism, Jainism, Zoroastrian and many more.
Lists of the populations of the world’s religions as of 2020 reveal a varied collection of religious traditions old and new, big and small, centrally organized and diffuse. The data is presented first without and then with specific sects of the most populous religions, and a broad analysis follows.
It is estimated that more than 85 percent of the global population identifies with a religious group. There are approximately 4,200+ religions worldwide. Out of Earth’s more than 8 billion inhabitants, it is estimated that about 2.65 billion people identify as Christians.
This compilation provides an overview of fifty religions, each with distinct beliefs and practices. It covers major faiths like Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and more, as well as lesser-known traditions such as Modern Druidry and Raelism.
insider.si.edu: The Cambridge illustrated history of religions / edited by John Bowker
Introduction / John Bowker -- Indian religions and the Hindu tradition / Gavin Flood -- Jainism / Paul Dundas -- Sikhism / Eleanor Nesbitt -- Buddhism : India and Southeast Asia / David L. Gosling -- ...
Most popular religions in the world 2026. The most popular religion in the world is Christianity with nearly one-third of the population
Religions is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on religions and theology, published monthly online by MDPI. Open Access — free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
Baháʼu’lláh taught that religion is revealed in an orderly and progressive way by Manifestations of God, who are the founders of major world religions throughout history; Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad are noted as the most recent of these before the Báb and Baháʼu’lláh.
History With Kayleigh Official on MSN: The Anunnaki were Sumerian gods, not ancient astronauts from Nibiru