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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religious traditions and groups > local religion
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religious traditions and groups > local religion

Preferred term

local religion  

Definition

  • In popular usage, the term local religion denotes a religious belief or practice unique to a particular region, geographic location, or specific community. The concept of local religion, however, is commonly confused with folk religion—that is, religious beliefs and/or practices of regular or common people that are usually at odds with the “official” or regulated belief systems in a given area. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Local Religion]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PVXSH1J1-4

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