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•  Religion
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•  Bábism (Bahá'í Faith) 
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• in India)
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•  Heathenism 
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•  Indian (Ayyavazhi)
•  Hinduism (mythology
• Ravidassia) 
• Jainism
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•   Islam (in China
• in Russia
• Shia
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• Quran) 
•  Judaism (Kabbalah) 
•   Scientology 
•  Shinto 
•  Wicca 
•  Zoroastrianism 

For a topic outline on this subject, see Outline of religion

Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices similar to animism that claim the ability to diagnose and cure human suffering and, in some societies, the ability to cause suffering. This is believed to be accomplished by traversing the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over, spirits. Shamans have been credited with the ability to control the weather, divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling to upper and lower worlds. Shamanistic traditions have existed throughout the world since prehistoric times. Shamanism is based on the premise that the visible world is pervaded by invisible forces or spirits that affect the lives of the living. In contrast to animism and animatism, which any and usually all members of a society practice, shamanism requires specialized knowledge or abilities. It could be said that shamans are the experts employed by animists or animist communities. Shamans are not, however, often organized into full-time ritual or spiritual associations, as are priests. Depiction of a rabbi blowing a shofar. The Hebrew inscription at the top reads: "To [a] Good Year." A shofar /ˈʃoʊfər/; Heb.: שופר) is a horn that is used as a musical instrument for Jewish religious purposes. It is intimately connected with both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The shofar originated in Israel for Jewish callings. God is the deity believed by; monotheists to be the supreme reality and only deity; by polytheists to be the only reality and supreme deity. He is believed by some to be the creator, or at least the sustainer, of the universe. Theologians and philosophers have ascribed a number of attributes to God, including omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, perfect goodness, divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. He has been described as incorporeal, a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the greatest conceivable existent. These attributes were all supported to varying degrees by the early Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars, including St Augustine, Al-Ghazali, and Maimonides. Freud regarded this view of God as wish fulfillment for the perfect father figure, while Marxist writers see it as rooted in the powerlessness experienced by men and women in oppressive societies. Latest religion/spirituality Wikinews May 12: Italian parliament votes to back same-sex civil unions January 2: Saudi Arabia executes 47 people as 'terrorists' December 28: Boko Haram attack in Nigerian city kills at least fifteen December 9: Petition calls for Trump UK ban November 27: At least 52, including six Shia Muslim activists, to be executed in Saudi Arabia The Pali Canon is the standard scripture collection of the Theravada Buddhist tradition. It was not printed until the nineteenth century, but is now available in electronic form. However, the English translation, by the Pali Text Society, is not yet complete. The Canon was written down from oral tradition in the last century B.C.E. Most scholars give it some sort of pre-eminence among sources for early Buddhism. It is composed in the Pali language, and falls into three general categories, called pitaka (piṭaka, basket) in Pali. Because of this, the canon is traditionally known as the tipitaka (tipiṭaka; three baskets). The three pitakas are as follows. 1. Vinaya Pitaka, dealing with rules for monks and nuns. 2. Sutta Pitaka, discourses, most ascribed to the Buddha, but some to disciples. 3. Abhidhamma Pitaka, variously described as philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, and so on. According to the scriptures a council was held shortly after the Buddha's death to collect and preserve his teachings. It is traditionally believed by Theravadins that most of the Pali Canon was recited orally from this time, with only a few later additions. There are wide differences of opinion among scholars as to what extent the teachings may be traced to the historical Buddha himself. Template:/Wikimedia What are portals? List of portals Featured portals