590 RELIGION: AN OUTLINE

Religion full schedules - simple hierarchy

 

COMBINATION FACETS
590A THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
590A1 Schools of theology characterised by various attributes
590A2 Concepts in religion. Religious ideas. Theology
590A3 The Holy. The sacred. The supernatural. Object(s) of religion/worship
590A4 God. Gods (Personalised god(s) as distinct from immanent spirits)
590A5/590A6 Nature of god(s)
590A7 The universe. Nature of the universe. Cosmology
590A8 Man. Mankind. Humanity. Doctrinal anthropology
     
590C HISTORY OF THE FAITH, RELIGION, DENOMINATION OR CHURCH (Time)
   
590E PERSONS AND OBJECTS IN RELIGION (Agents)
590E2 Natural theology. Evidence of the natural world. Rational arguments for belief
590E23

Sacred books. Scriptures. Religious texts

590E24

Specific texts. Named texts and books

590E25

Secondary literature. Pseudo-canonical works

590E27

Critical works

590E28
Religious literature
590E3 Persons in religion
590E4 Agents of worship
590E5 Buildings for religious use
590E6 Vehicles of cultic acts
590E7 Objects in worship. Furnishings and decorations
 
590H RECIPIENTS OF PASTORAL CARE. SOCIAL TYPES AND GROUPS (Patients)
590H2 Children
590H3 Elderly. Aged
590H4 Victims
590H5 Minority groups
590H6 Sick
590H7 Dying
 
590J RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES. RELIGIOUS PRACTICE (Operations)
590J11 Social behaviour. Non-formal religious practice and observance
590J12 Moral behaviour. Moral theology
590J13 Social customs and practice. Social theology
590J14 Social behaviour
590J15 Marriage and the family
590J16 Charity. Support for others. Pastoral activities. Pastoral theology
590J17 Education
590J2 Liturgy
590J3 Worship broadly. Cult. Rites and ceremonies
590J32 Acts of worship (by participants)
590J33 Object of worship
590J34 Form of rites, worship (oral)
590J35 Music in worship
590J36 Physical rites and ceremonies
590J37 Offerings
590J38 Sacrifices
590J4 Ceremonies by purpose
590J5 Sacraments. Sacramentals
590J6 Celebration
590J7 Pilgrimage
590J8 Contemplation and reflective religion
   
590K PROCESSES IN RELIGION (Processes)
590K3 Developmental processes. Internal processes
590K4 Relative processes. External processes. Interactions between faiths
590K5 Comparison
590K6 Influence
590K7 Relations between faiths or with society in general.
Religion and society
     
590M RELIGIONS CHARACTERISED BY VARIOUS PROPERTIES (Properties)
590M1 Classification of religions
590M2 Properties related to ministry
590M3 Properties relating to orthodoxy
590M4 Properties relating to the state
590M5 Properties relating to degree of officialdom
590M6 Factional groups. Factions
590M7 Schismatic groups. Heresies

 

590N RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (Parts)
590N2 Nature and structure of the organized religion, church. Ecclesiology
590N3 Government of the religion
590N4 Legal administration. Religious law. Canon law
590N5 Education
590N6 Recruitment. Missionary activity. Missions broadly. Missiology
590N7 Organizational structure of the faith, religion
590N8 Religious organizations. Religious societies and associations
 
5901/5909 RELIGIONS. FAITHS
   
5901

PREHISTORIC AND PRIMITIVE RELIGIONS

   
5902 RELIGIONS OF THE FAR EAST
59021 Religions of China
590211
Taoism
59022 Religions of Japan
590221
Shinto
   
5903

RELIGIONS OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. 'Religion of the Hindus'

59031 Veddism
59032 Brahmanism
59033 Hinduism narrowly
59034 Jainism
59035 Sikhism

 

 

5904 BUDDHISM
59041 Hinayana Buddhism. The lesser vehicle. Theravada Buddhism
59042 Mahayana. The great vehicle
59043 Lamaism
59044 Japanese Buddhism

 

5905 RELIGIONS OF ANTIQUITY. MINOR CULTS AND RELIGIONS
59051 Egyptian religion
59052 Religions of Mesopotamia
59053 Religions of Iran
59054 Zoroastrianism
59055 Classical antiquity
59056 Central Asian religion
59057 Religions of Europe
59058 Religions of other areas
 
5906 JUDAISM
59062 Ashkenazi Judaism
59064 Sephardi Judaism
59065 Orthodox Judaism
59067 Modern movements arising from Judaism

 

 

5907 CHRISTIANITY
59071 Eastern church
590711 Orthodox church
59072/59074 Western church
590721

Roman Catholic church

590732

Protestant churches

59074

Other Christian churches and movements

     
5908 ISLAM
59082 Sunnite Islam
59084 Shi'ite Islam
59085 Babi-Baha'I
 
5909 Modern spiritual movements
 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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