Religious symbolism
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Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a wash. Religions view religious texts, rituals, and works of art as symbols of compelling ideas or ideals. The symbols helps create a resonant mythos that expresses the moral values of the society, the teachings of the religion, creates a sense of solidarity between religious adherents, or functions as a way to bring an adherent closer to God.
The study of religious symbols is either universalist, as a component of comparative religion and mythology, or in localized scope, within the confines of a religion's limits and boundaries.
| Religion or philosophy | Symbol |
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| Ayyavazhi | |
| Bahá'í Faith | |
| Buddhism |
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| Christianity | |
| Ethnic religions, Polytheistic reconstructionism Paganism, Neopaganism, Fetishism |
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| Gnosticism |
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| Humanism | |
| Hinduism |
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| Islam |
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| Jainism | |
| Judaism | |
| Slavic neopaganism | |
| Sikhism | |
| Shintō | |
| Taoism (Daoism) | |
| Unitarian Universalism | |
| Zoroastrianism |
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