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religious studies

objective study of religion
Intangible academic_major Q34187
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Summary

religious studies is an academic major[1]. It draws 2,239 Wikipedia views per month (academic major category, ranking #18 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: academic discipline[3]
  • Subclass of: social science[4]
  • Part of: theology and religious studies[5]
  • Commons category: Religious studies[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Religious studies[7]
  • Different from: theology[8], divinity[9], religious education[10]
  • Is the study of: religion[11]
  • Practiced by: religious studies scholar[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
  • P10203: 1212[14]

Why It Matters

religious studies has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Alexandra David-Néel anthropology of religion Arnold van Gennep Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle biblical studies Cornel West Ernest Renan Friedrich Max Müller humanities Ivan Odilo Štampach Jewish studies Karen Armstrong Marshall McLuhan Mircea Eliade Nasir Razzaq religion social science theology Totem and Taboo

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . All Science Journal Classification Codes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002722-religionistika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002722-religionistika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  2. 23w ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Namuwiki id → 종교학
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Namuwiki id: 종교학"
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