Indigenous (ethnic, folk) religions

Indigenous religions or Nature Religion that consist of the traditional customs and beliefs (Paganism, Animism, Totemism, Shamanism) of particular ethnic groups, refined and expanded upon for thousands of years, often lacking formal doctrine.

Indigenous religions, formerly found on every continent, but now marginalized by the major organized faiths. Despite this, they often persist as undercurrents of folk religion. This category includes African traditional religions, Asian Shamanism, Native American religions, Mesoamerican Religion, Aztec Religion, Inuit Religion, Austronesian and Australian Aboriginal traditions, Ethnic religion, and arguably Chinese folk religion (overlaps with Far Eastern religions).

Indigenous religions is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate the religious belief systems of communities described as being “indigenous“. This category is often juxtaposed against others such as the “world religions” and “new religious movements“. The term is commonly applied to a range of different belief systems across the Americas, Australasia, Asia, Africa, and Northern Europe, particularly to those practiced by communities living under the impact of colonialism.

Common concepts in Indigenous Religions

Nature Religion Syncretism Religious syncretism Spirituality Spirit world Divination

Ethnic groups Folk Religion Ethnic Religion Ancestor Worship Pantheon Religious ecstasy

Paganism Animism Totemism Shamanism Polytheism Henotheism

Articles about Indigenous Religions

Mythologies of The Indigenous Peoples of The Americas African Traditional Concept of God Gitche Manitou Great Spirit Hoodoo

Manitou Medicine Man Persecution of Traditional African Religion Supernatural

Witch doctor Shinto African Divination Religion in Japan Religion in Korea

The List of Indigenous Religions

African Religion in Africa Traditional African religions Traditional African religion Serer religion Yoruba Religion Afro-American religions Afro-American religion Haitian Vodou Hoodoo Louisiana Voodoo European Paganism Modern Paganism (Neopaganism) Heathenry

American Inuit religion Native American religion Longhouse Religion Mesoamerican religion Aztec religion Maya religion Inca Religion Uralic (Eurasian) Dravidian folk religion Altaic Shamanism Siberian shamanism Turko–Mongolic religion Tengrism Mongolian shamanism

Austronesian Australian Aboriginal traditions Austroasiatic Vietnamese folk religion Caodaism Chinese Chinese folk religion Chinese shamanism Japanese Ryukyuan religion Shinto Shinbutsu-shūgō Korean Cheondoism Korean shamanism