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A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political, or philosophical belief system, typically emerging as an offshoot of a larger organization. Originally, the term referred specifically to religious grou
Japanese buddhist monk from the Sōtō Zen sect
Prayer meeting of the Korpela movement in 1935
Ganesha worshippers
M'zab valley in Sahara has been home of the Ibadi branch of Kharijte sect.
Various sociological classifications of religious movements have been proposed by scholars. In the sociology of religion, the most widely used classification is the church-sect typology. The typology
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Herättäjäjuhlat, or the Awakening festival, in Seinäjoki, Finland in 2009
A scene from the 1904–1905 Welsh revival. Dan Davies of Hermon Chapel conducting a baptism in the River Gwaun in 1905.
The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, by John Henry Lorimer, 1891. National Gallery of Scotland.
Ordination to Priesthood, St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich, Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, 2019