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Religion: Other Religions

This guide is intended to help students at Lane develop research topics in religion and find sources to support their research. Use the tabs across the top to navigate different religions.

The Diversity of Religions

While this guide focuses on some of the primary religions practiced globally, there are many other communities joined by shared belief and ritual practice. Here are a few to explore:

Baha'i Faith | To learn more: Baha'i Faith: a guide for the perplexed

Druze | To learn more: The Druze: a new cultural and historical appreciation

Rastafari Movement | To learn more: Rastafari in the New Millennium

Pagansim | To learn more: The Path of Paganism: an experience-based guide to modern practice

Jainism | To learn more: An Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism

Sikhism | To learn more: Sikhism : a very short introduction

Zoroastrianism | To learn more: Zoroastrianism: an introduction

Yezidi | To Learn more: Yezidis: the history of a community, culture and religion

Confucianism | To learn more: Confucianism: a very short introduction

Shintoism | To learn more: Shinto: origins, rituals, festivals, spirits, sacred places

Animism | To learn more: Animism, from International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Vodoun | To learn more: Voodoo Encyclopedia: magic, ritual, and religion

Satanism | To learn more: Satanism Today

Wicca | To learn more: Wicca: history, belief, and community in modern pagan witchcraft

Black Hebrew Israelites | To learn more: Black Zion

Amish | To learn more: The Amish: a concise introduction

Shamanism | To learn more: Shamanism: an encyclopedia of world beliefs and practices

Books in the LCC Library

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