General Article The world religions paradigm

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When the category of religion is used to describe ‘world religions’, it is often in a way that turns multiple diverse traditions, philosophies, and practices into one single entity for the sake of simplicity.

By Luke Burns

When the category of religion is used to describe ‘world religions’, it is often in a way that turns multiple diverse traditions, philosophies, and practices into one single entity for the sake of simplicity.

A good example of this is Hinduism, which is a label coined by th...

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