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{{Short description|Religion in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established}} |
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⚫ | '''Organized religion''' |
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[[File:Priesterweihe in Schwyz 2.jpg|thumb|Priests lay their hands on the ordinands during a [[Holy orders in the Catholic Church|Roman Catholic rite of ordination]]. The [[Catholic Church]] is an example of an organized religion.]] |
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⚫ | '''Organized religion''', also known as '''institutional religion''', is [[religion]] in which [[belief system]]s and [[ritual]]s are systematically arranged and [[Formal organization|formally established]]. Organized religion is typically characterized by an official [[doctrine]] (or [[dogma]]), a [[hierarchical organization|hierarchical]] or [[bureaucracy|bureaucratic]] [[leadership]] structure, and a [[Religious law|codification]] of [[Religious behaviour|rules and practices]]. |
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⚫ | Organized religion is distinguished from the broader idea of [[religion]] especially in [[anthropology]], [[sociology]] and [[philosophy]]. American philosopher [[William James]] considered organized religion to be distinct from and secondary to religion in and of itself, stating that "out of religion in the sense in which we take it, theologies, philosophies, and ecclesiastical |
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⚫ | Organized religion is distinguished from the broader idea of [[religion]] especially in [[anthropology]], [[sociology]] and [[philosophy]]. American philosopher [[William James]] considered organized religion to be distinct from and secondary to religion in and of itself, stating that "out of religion in the sense in which we take it, theologies, philosophies, and ecclesiastical organizations may secondarily grow".<ref name="James">{{cite book|author= James, William|title= The Varieties of Religious Experience|chapter= Lecture II: Circumscription of the Topic|pages=30–31|publisher=[[Arc Manor LLC]]|year= 1902}}</ref> James further comments that the essential elements of "institutional religion" are "[[worship]] and [[sacrifice]], procedures for working on the dispositions of the deity [''i.e.''] [[theology]], and [[ceremony]] and [[Clergy|ecclesiastical organization]]". |
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[[Sikhism]] and [[Buddhism]]).{{cn|date=August 2018}} |
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⚫ | Organized religion seems to have gained prevalence since the [[Neolithic|Neolithic era]] with the rise of wide-scale [[civilization]] and [[History of agriculture|agriculture]].{{cn|date=August 2018}} Organized religions may include a [[state religion|state's official religion]], or [[state church]]. However, most political states have any number of organized religions practiced within their jurisdiction. Due to their structured, standardized, and easily proliferated form, organized religions comprise many of the world's [[major religious groups]].{{cn|date=June 2017}} |
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⚫ | Religions that are not considered |
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⚫ | In the modern era, the definition of the term 'religion' is becoming increasingly opaque, making the task of defining 'organized religion' difficult. [[Anthropologist|Anthropologists]], [[Theology|theologians]] and scholars have thus attempt to embed the idea of an 'organization' into the definition of religion itself. Some examples of this are found in the definition provided by [[Clifford Geertz]], who defines religion as a "Cultural system."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V86CXwAACAAJ&q=geertz+religion+as+a+cultural+system|title=Religion as a Cultural System|last=Geertz|first=Clifford|date=1966|publisher=Tavistock|language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, [[Max Weber]]'s prominent definition of a religion includes the idea of a '[[Classifications_of_religious_movements#Church_and_ecclesia|Church]]', not necessarily in the [[Christianity|Christian]] formulation, but insisting on the notion of an organized hierarchy constituting a palpable religious body.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=abS61el-VEMC&q=Weber+definition+of+religion|title=The Sociology of Religion|last=Weber|first=Max|date=1993|publisher=[[Beacon Press]]|isbn=9780807042052|language=en}}</ref> Therefore, it becomes apparent that 'organized religion' has also been considered as part of the definition of religion itself, which in the modern era has caused a degree of controversy with the prominence of aforementioned personalized faith systems.{{cn|date=August 2018}} |
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==Modern views== |
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⚫ | In the modern era, the definition of the term 'religion' is becoming increasingly opaque, making the task of defining ' |
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== Examples == |
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The [[Abrahamic religion]]s are all largely considered organized (including [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], and the [[Baháʼí Faith]]), as well as some schools of thought within [[Indian religion]]s (for example, [[Sikhism]] and [[Buddhism]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Ten Organized Religions of the World, 2005|url=https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/religion/top-ten-organized-religions-world-2005|access-date=2021-07-11|website=www.infoplease.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Religions that are not considered organized religions, or only loosely so, include many [[indigenous religion|indigenous]] and [[folk religion]]s, such as [[traditional African religion]]s, [[Native American religion]]s and [[prehistoric religion]]s, as well as [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.history.com/topics/religion/hinduism|title=Hinduism - Origins, Facts & Beliefs - HISTORY|last=Editor|first=History|date=October 6, 2017|publisher=[[A&E Television Networks]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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