Folk religion is a term used to describe a set of beliefs, superstitions and cultural practices transmitted from generation to generation, as opposed to the beliefs of a codified major religion. Many elements of folk religion stem from animistic practices.
The term is also applied to the blending of folk practices with those of major religions, so that folk practices amongst people in Christian countries are called "Folk Christianity", in Islamic countries "Folk Islam", and so on. However, their believers usually are not aware of any distinction between their folk practices and their official religion.
Examples:
- the Evil Eye
- belief in traditional magic systems
- more to come
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