This study, using the phenomenological method, strives to reveal what is and what is believed across all religions in the same unity, with the same approach and the same system. Because all religions are addressed with the same system and under the same, similar, or similar headings, data and opportunities have been generated that will facilitate comparisons between religions.
A researcher becomes a researcher with all the characteristics they possess as a human being. Therefore, they are neither more nor less than they are. A researcher who values themselves and their own belongings will be more productive and can achieve more realistic results. This applies to all approaches, whether phenomenological, critical, or comparative. Choosing one does not imply the lack of value in the other. Therefore, each study is an attempt to understand humanity and is valuable, because each approach has different advantages.
The second volume of the study covers six religions of Middle Eastern origin: Zoroastrianism, Sabianism, Manichaeism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. There are inherent problems with any classification of religions. The work does not adhere to a single classification. The ranking of religions is centered on geographic classification, from east to west, based on the region in which they emerged. Religions originating in the same region are listed according to their date of emergence. First, traditional tribal religions prevalent throughout the world are examined, followed by world religions in the following five regions: 1-Japan and the Turkish geography, 2-China, 3-Indian subcontinent, 4-Mesopotamia, and 5-Jerusalem-Mecca.
Keywords:
Religious Studies, History of Religions, Phenomenological Approach, Zoroastrianism, Sabianism/Mandaeism, Manichaeism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam