This page groups historical figures by how solidly their existence is documented, from people confirmed by independent contemporary sources to ones known only from later religious writing. Wikipedia defines historicity as "the historical actuality of persons and events, meaning the quality of being part of history instead of being a historical myth, legend, or fiction." Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a firmly historical founder apart from a figure whose existence scholars still debate.
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This source names Africa directly: "founders of colonial and postcolonial Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, and the twentieth century's new religious movements."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
This source names Americas directly: "Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, and the twentieth century's new religious movements."
Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. Wikipedia: Comparative religion
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Comparative religion is the branch of religious studies that systematically compares the doctrines, practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the worlds religions.
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