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  2. Religious identity - Wikipedia

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    Religious identity is a specific type of identity formation. Particularly, it is the sense of group membership to a religion and the importance of this group membership as it pertains to one's self-concept. Religious identity is not necessarily the same as religiousness or religiosity. Although these three terms share a commonality ...

  3. Ethnoreligious group - Wikipedia

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    An ethnoreligious group (or an ethno-religious group) is a grouping of people who are unified by a common religious and ethnic background. [ 1 ] Furthermore, the term ethno-religious group , along with ethno-regional and ethno-linguistic groups , is a sub-category of ethnicity and is used as evidence of belief in a common culture and ancestry .

  4. Category:Religious identity - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Religious identity" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. Multiple religious belonging - Wikipedia

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    This approach, according to Phan, does not deny one's Christian identity, which functions as substantive in relation to non-Christian religion. [15] Phan noted that multiple religious belonging is not a new issue in the twenty-first century but rather the common form of life of the first-century Christians recorded in the book of Acts.

  6. Ethnic religion - Wikipedia

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    Moreover, non-ethnic religions, such as Christianity, have been known to assume ethnic traits to an extent that they serve a role as an important ethnic identity marker, [12] a notable example of this is the Serbian "Saint-Savianism" of the Serbian Orthodox Church, [13] and the religious and cultural heritage of Syriac Christianity branch of ...

  7. List of ethnic religions - Wikipedia

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    The symbol of the Ndut initiation rite in Serer religion A typical Chinese local-deity temple in Taiwan. Ethnic religions (also "indigenous religions" or "ethnoreligions") are generally defined as religions which are related to a particular ethnic group (ethnoreligious group), and often seen as a defining part of that ethnicity's culture, language, and customs (social norms, conventions ...

  8. Religious views on the self - Wikipedia

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    According to psychologist James Marcia, identity comes from both political and religious views. Marcia also identified exploration and commitment as interactive parts of identity formation, which includes religious identity. Erik Erikson compared faith with doubt and found that healthy adults take heed to their spiritual side. [2]

  9. Religious persecution - Wikipedia

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    The denial of people's civil rights on the basis of their religion is most frequently described as religious discrimination, rather than religious persecution. Examples of persecution include the confiscation or destruction of property, incitement of hatred, arrests, imprisonment, beatings, torture, murder, and executions.