Categorisation Of Major World Religions

Categorization Of Major World Religions

Religion of the world can be broadly categorized into Semitic religions and non-Semitic religions.

WHAT IS SEMITIC RELIGION
Semitic religion are religions that originated among the Semites. according to the Bible, Prophet Noah(pbuh) had son called Shem. the descendants of Shem are known as Semites. therefore, Semitic religions are the religions that originated among the Jews,Arabs,Assyrians,Phoenicians,etc. Major semitic religions that we have are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. all these Prophetic religions that are believed in Divine Guidance sent through prophets of God.

WHAT ARE NON-SEMITIC RELIGIONS
Non-Semitic are further divided into Aryan and non-Aryan




ARYAN RELIGIONS
Aryan religions are those religions that originated among the Aryans, a powerful group of Indo-European speaking people that spread through Iran and Northern India in the first half of the second Millennium BC(2000 - 1500 BC)

The Aryan religion are further subdivided into Vedic and non-Vedic religions. The Vedic religion is given the misnomer of Hinduism or Brahmism. The non-Vedic are Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, etc. Almost all Aryan religions are non-Prophetic religions.

NON-ARYAN RELIGIONS
The non-Aryan religions have diverse origins. Confucianism and Taoism are of Chinese origin while Shintoism is of Japanese origin. Many of these non-Aryan religions do not have a concept of God. They are better referred to as ethical systems rather than as religions.