Eastern V Western

[The Sum of Awe]

"It seems that Western religions look outwards for God, and Eastern looks inward." - Nature of Existence [Movie].

Is there any Northern/Southern religions?

 

[SageTree]

In and out, North and south, east and west, labels.

So I say yes to your question.

 

[Valjean]

Conventionalism is the religion of the American South.

 

[9Westy9]

"It seems that Western religions look outwards for God, and Eastern looks inward." - Nature of Existence [Movie].

Is there any Northern/Southern religions?

Eastern religions = Asia and Western = Middle east?

 

[SageTree]

I hear the Inuit and Dene folks have a good take on life, in Northern Canada.

 

[Breathe]

Is there any Northern/Southern religions?

I don't think "Eastern" and "Western" works.

There are Dharmic, Abrahamic, European Pagan, African traditional, Possibly Iranian religions (possibly; if you don't wish to put Manichaeanism, Yazdanism, etc into Abrahamic and other groups), New Religious Movements, American Indian & First Nations (I'd include from Greenland here), Mesoamerican religions, Asian and Polynesian traditional (Anito, Laotian and Thai animism and traditional religions), Far East Asian religions (Shinto, Shenism, Korean mugyo, Ryukuan religion, Ainu animism, Left Hand Path religions, and New Religious Movements.

Even then, this list is not exhaustive and is still an oversimplification, as some people follow multiple religions. Many Japanese, for example, are still Shinto-Buddhists, many Chinese people are Shenist-Buddhists, and so on.

 

[Gaura Priya]

I don't think "Eastern" and "Western" works.

There are Dharmic, Abrahamic, European Pagan, African traditional, Possibly Iranian religions (possibly; if you don't wish to put Manichaeanism, Yazdanism, etc into Abrahamic and other groups), New Religious Movements, American Indian & First Nations (I'd include from Greenland here), Mesoamerican religions, Asian and Polynesian traditional (Anito, Laotian and Thai animism and traditional religions), Far East Asian religions (Shinto, Shenism, Korean mugyo, Ryukuan religion, Ainu animism, Left Hand Path religions, and New Religious Movements.

Even then, this list is not exhaustive and is still an oversimplification, as some people follow multiple religions. Many Japanese, for example, are still Shinto-Buddhists, many Chinese people are Shenist-Buddhists, and so on.

This.

:drunk:

 

[Breathe]

I also just noticed I wrote "New religious movements" twice.

 

[Willamena]

Is there any Northern/Southern religions?

No because there's no "North" and "South". "East" and "West" are the names of our respective civilizations.

East-West

 

[SageTree]

I also just noticed I wrote "New religious movements" twice.

Probably a good metaphor for them anyways... some NRM might not like the 'other' NRM

 

[Breathe]

Probably a good metaphor for them anyways... some NRM might not like the 'other' NRM

LOL, probably not.

Even then, NRM is quite confusing as some religions fit into other groups as well. I should probably omit one of the NRM movements and have "Syncretic Movements". Even then that would be confusing, as some religions would appear syncretic as well a something else.

Bah. Religions are complicated.

 

[SageTree]

Lol!!!

 

[idav]

Is there any Northern/Southern religions?

Voodoo is southern.

 

[JacobEzra.]

Well its true within Christianity. Western Christianity differs from Eastern Christianity. Even with the EO and the RC.

Especially wwhen it comes to spirituality. I herd their monks are much stricter

 

[Tonymai]

"It seems that Western religions look outwards for God, and Eastern looks inward." - Nature of Existence [Movie].

Is there any Northern/Southern religions?

Perhaps, God lives within us as we live within God. The paradox of both inside and outside should be lived simultaneously.

 

[ForeverFaithful]

"It seems that Western religions look outwards for God, and Eastern looks inward." - Nature of Existence [Movie].

Don't know if that's fair to say, at least I understand in Christianity our God is outwards in The Father, Material in Christ's Flesh, and inward in the Holy Spirit