--- title: "Religion" language: "en" type: "Entity" summary: "Notable religions from many countries and cultures." canonical_url: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/entity/Religion.html" source: "Wolfram Language Documentation" related_guides: - title: "Entity Types" link: "https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/EntityTypes.en.md" --- # Religion Notable religions from many countries and cultures. [Related Interpreter](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/interpreter/Religion.en.md) Entity["Religion", name] or Entity[...] represents an entity of type "Religion". Entity[...][prop] gives the value of a specified property. Entity[...][{propi, …}] gives the value of a list of properties. Entity[...][prop, {quali -> vali, …}] gives the value of a specified property modified by qualifier rules quali -> vali. Entity[...][Dated[prop, date]] gives the value of a property associated with a particular date specification. EntityClass["Religion", {propi -> speci, …}] represents a class of entities with values of propi defined by speci. ## Sample Entities * Entity["Religion", "Christian"]Entity["Religion", "Mormons"]Entity["Religion", "Bahai"]Entity["Religion", "Buddhist"]Entity["Religion", "GreekOrthodox"]Entity["Religion", "Muslim"]Entity["Religion", "Jewish"]Entity["Religion", "RomanCatholic"]Entity["Religion", "Sikh"]Entity["Religion", "Taoist"]**…** ## Sample Entity Classes * EntityClass["Religion", "AbrahamicReligions"]EntityClass["Religion", "Catholic"]EntityClass["Religion", "DharmicReligions"]EntityClass["Religion", "OrthodoxEasternChristian"]EntityClass["Religion", "TaoicReligions"]**…** ## Properties | | | | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | AdherentName | adherent name | | AdherentNameAdjective | adherent name adjective | | ChildReligions | child religions | | Countries | countries | | CountriesOfOrigin | country of origin | | EntityClasses | entity classes | | EntityTypeList | entity type list | | Founders | founder | | FoundingDate | date founded | | FractionOfCountryPopulations | population fractions | | FractionOfReligionInCountry | fraction of all adherents | | HistoricalCountriesOfOrigin | historical country of origin | | MajorPeople | important people | | MajorTexts | major texts | | Name | name | | NumberByCountry | number by country | | ParentReligion | parent religion | | SiblingReligions | sibling religions | | StartYear | start year | | TotalPopulation | number of adherents | ## Details * ``"Religion"`` entities each represent a particular religion or sect. * ``"Religion"`` entity classes group entities into major traditions, such as Abrahamic religions and Dharmic religions. * Some properties are available for the ``"Religion"`` entity type as a whole and can be given using the form ``EntityValue["Religion", property]``. Such properties include: | | | | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | "Properties" | the list of available properties | | "PropertyCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available properties | | "SampleEntities" | a sample list of available entities (typically of length 10) | | "SampleEntityClasses" | a sample list of available entity classes (typically of length 10) | | "EntityCount" | number of entities available | | "Entities" | the list of available entities | | "EntityCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available entities | | "EntityClasses" | the list of available entity classes | | "EntityClassCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available entity classes | | "PropertyClasses" | the list of available property classes | | "PropertyClassCanonicalNames" | the standard names of available property classes | | "PropertyCount" | number of properties available | * The following annotations can be used in the third argument of ``EntityValue["Religion", property, annotation]`` : | | | | --- | --- | | "Source" | source information for the property | | "Date" | the date associated with the entity-property value (if any) | | "EntityAssociation" | an association of entities and entity-property values | | "PropertyAssociation" | an association of properties and entity-property values | | "EntityPropertyAssociation" | an association in which the specified entities are keys, and values are a nested association of properties and entity-property values | | "PropertyEntityAssociation" | an association in which the specified properties are keys, and values are a nested association of entities and entity-property values | | "Dataset" | a dataset in which the specified entities are keys, and values are an association of property names and entity-property values | * The following annotations can be used in the second argument of ``EntityValue[property, annotation]`` : | | | | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | "Qualifiers" | the list of possible qualifiers for the property | | "QualifierValues" | the list of possible values that can be given to each qualifier | | "DefaultQualifierValues" | the list of default values for the property's qualifiers | | "Description" | a brief textual description of the property | | "Definition" | a detailed textual definition of the property | | "PhysicalQuantity" | the physical quantity associated with the entity-property value | | "Unit" | the unit associated with the entity-property value | * A qualifier value of ``Automatic`` indicates that an applicable format of values can be used; e.g. for the ``"Date"`` qualifier, this includes a proper date or date span. --- ## Examples (4) ### Basic Examples (4) Use ctrl+= for entity discovery: ```wl In[1]:= [image] Out[1]= Entity["Religion", "Mennonite"] ``` --- Find a property value for an entity: ```wl In[1]:= Entity["Religion", "Taoist"]["MajorTexts"] Out[1]= {Entity["Book", "TaoTeChing"], Entity["Book", "Zhuangzi"], Entity["Book", "Liezi"]} ``` --- Retrieve a dataset of all available properties for an entity: ```wl In[1]:= Entity["Religion", "Christian"]["Dataset"] Out[1]= Dataset[Association[EntityProperty["Religion", "AdherentName"] -> {"Christian"}, EntityProperty["Religion", "AdherentNameAdjective"] -> {"Christian"}, EntityProperty["Religion", "ChildReligions"] -> {Entity["Religion", "JehovahsWitnesses"], ... 0971086*^9, "People"], EntityProperty["Thing", "EntityClasses"] -> {EntityClass["Religion", "AbrahamicReligions"]}, EntityProperty["Thing", "EntityTypeList"] -> {EntityType["Religion"]}, EntityProperty["Thing", "Name"] -> "Christianity"]] ``` --- Find all of the religions in a specific country: ```wl In[1]:= EntityClass["Religion", "Countries" -> MemberQ[Entity["Country", "Jordan"]]]//EntityList Out[1]= {Entity["Religion", "Anglican"], Entity["Religion", "Bahai"], Entity["Religion", "Christian"], Entity["Religion", "Druze"], Entity["Religion", "GreekOrthodox"], Entity["Religion", "JehovahsWitnesses"], Entity["Religion", "Lutheran"], Entity["Religion", "Muslim"], Entity["Religion", "RomanCatholic"], Entity["Religion", "Shiite"], Entity["Religion", "Sunni"]} ``` ## See Also * [`Mythology`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/entity/Mythology.en.md) * [`Language`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/entity/Language.en.md) * [`Country`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/entity/Country.en.md) * [`Person`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/entity/Person.en.md) * [`Religion`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/interpreter/Religion.en.md) * [`ComputedReligion`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/interpreter/ComputedReligion.en.md) * [`Religion`](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/textcontent/Religion.en.md) ## Related Guides * [Entity Types](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/EntityTypes.en.md) ## History * [Introduced in 2019 (12.0)](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/SummaryOfNewFeaturesIn120.en.md)