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Ethnoreligious (Monotheistic)
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Monotheistic traditions in which religious identity and membership of a particular people are the same thing, so that the tradition is inherited rather than joined and rarely seeks converts. The line between the religion and the ethnic group is one that neither the tradition nor its history draws cleanly.
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What Defines This GroupingMonotheistic traditions in which religious identity and membership of a particular people are the same thing, so that the tradition is inherited rather than joined and does not seek converts. 2 Status
Standing as a Comparative CategoryContested: ethnoreligious is a comparative compound rather than a self-description, and the line between a religion and a people is one that neither these traditions nor their histories draw cleanly. 2 Learn More
Ethnoreligious monotheism
This group gathers an ethnoreligious monotheistic tradition, a monotheism bound closely to a particular people and their descent, so that religion and ethnic identity are deeply intertwined and membership is largely by birth.
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