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Waaq is the name of a singular God in the traditional religion of many Cushitic people in the Horn of Africa, denoting an early monotheistic religion. However this religion was mostly replaced with the Abrahamic religions. Some (approximately 3%) of Oromo still follow this traditional monotheistic religion called Waaqeffanna in Oromo.
God's Zeal: The Battle of the Three Monotheisms (German: Gottes Eifer. Vom Kampf der drei Monotheismen ) is a book by the German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk , published in 2007. It traces the origins of Judaism , Christianity and Islam and criticises monotheism for leading to zealotry.
Monotheistic religions. Subcategories. This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. A. Abrahamic religions (13 C, 20 P) B. Brahmoism (1 C, 17 P ...
Although historically the term Abrahamic religions was limited to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, [7] restricting the category to these three religions has come under criticism. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The late-19th-century Baháʼí Faith has been listed as Abrahamic by scholarly sources in various fields [ 10 ] [ 11 ] since it is a monotheistic ...
Abrahamic religions are monotheistic faiths emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham [1] or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They constitute one of three major divisions in comparative religion , along with Indian religions (Dharmic) and East Asian religions (Taoic).
A History of God is a book by Karen Armstrong that was published by Knopf in 1993. It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism.
The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century with the goal of recognizing the relative degrees of civility in different societies, [2] but this concept of a ranking order has since fallen into disrepute in many contemporary cultures.
The most prominent Abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [3] They, alongside Samaritanism , Druzism , the Baháʼí Faith , [ 3 ] and Rastafari , [ 3 ] all share a common core foundation in the form of worshipping Abraham's God, who is identified as Yahweh in Hebrew and called Allah in Arabic . [ 7 ]