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Religion: Religion through the Ages

Latin America

World Book - Mayan religion
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Maya religion
Classic Maya religion
What did the ancient Maya believe?
Mayan religion and cosmology

World Book - Aztec religion
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Britannica - Aztec religion
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The Aztec Religion and Gods of the Ancient Mexica
Ancient Aztec religion

World Book - Inca religion
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Britannica - Inca religion
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Inca religion
Inca religion, a religion of many gods

Europe

Britannica - Celtic religion
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Religion and belief
Celtic religion - an overview
Celtic religion and beliefs

World Book - Druids
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Britannica - Druid
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Who were the druids?
The history behind Ireland's ancient Druids

Scientology

Britannica - Scientology
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World Book - Scientology
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Scientology: what exactly is it?
Scientology 101

Ancient World

Britannica - Ancient Egyptian religion
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World Book - Ancient Egyptian religion
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Ancient Egyptian religion
Ancient Egyptian Spirituality
Religion and gods in ancient Egypt

Britannica - Greek religion
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World Book - Greece, Ancient. Religion
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Ancient Greek religion
Greek gods and religious practices
What was Greek religion?

World Book - Roman religion
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Britannica - Roman religion
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The Roman Empire in the first century: worship
Roman religion gallery
Roman religion

Britannica - Mesopotamian religion
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Mesopotamian religion
Ancient Mesopotamian Beliefs in the Afterlife
Mesopotamian religion
Eugene Webb - Mesopotamian religion

World Book - Babylonia religion
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Religion of Babylon and Assyria
What Sorts of Rituals Really Went on Inside Late Babylonian Temples?
Ancient Babylonia - Religion of the Ancient Near East
Ancient Babylon: Center of Mesopotamian Civilization

Britannica - Canaanite religion
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The Gods and Goddesses of Canaan
Canaan
The Religion of the Canaanites
Who were the Canaanites?

Christianity

Britannica - Church of Greece
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BBC - Eastern Orthodox Church
An Orthodox FAQ
What is the Greek Orthodox church?

Britannica - Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
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Coptic Orthodox church
Who are the Coptic Christians?
Who Are Egypt's Coptic Christians And What Do They Believe?
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt

Mormonism
Britannica - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)
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World Book - Mormons
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The Mormon Faith: FAQs
What do Mormons believe?

BBC - Quakers
Britannica - Society of Friends
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World Book - Quakers
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FAQs about Quakers
Quakers

BBC - Jehovah's Witnesses
Britannica - Jehovah's Witness
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World Book - Jehovah's Witnesses
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Frequently Asked Questions About Jehovah’s Witnesses

Britannica: Amish
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World Book: Amish
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Amish religious traditions
Questions About the Amish
Amish Beliefs and Practices
What do the Amish Believe?

First Nations beliefs

Britannica - The Dreaming
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Britannica - Australian Aboriginal people, belief and aesthetic values
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World Book - Traditional Aboriginal society
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Aboriginal spirituality
Aboriginal spirituality
Spirituality

Britannica - Native American religions
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World Book - Native American religion
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Native American religion
Religious Freedom & Sacred Places
Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science
Native American Beliefs and Traditions

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Asia

Jainism
World Book - Jainism
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Britannica - Jainism
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About Jainism
Jainism

BBC - Shinto
Britannica - Shinto
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World Book - Shinto
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Shinto
Shinto religion

BBC - Taoism
World Book - Taoism
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Britannica - Daoism
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Taoism
Religion library: taoism

Middle East

BBC - Sufism
Britannica - Sufism
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What is Sufism?
What Is Sufism?
Sufi Islam: What you need to know

BBC - Zoroastrianism
Britannica - Zoroastrianism
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World Book - Zoroastrianism
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Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism

Baha'i
World Book - Bahá'ís
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Britannica - Bahāʾī Faith
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What Bahá’ís Believe
Bahá’í Faith