religious literature

C1830

concept

Religious literature is a body of written works—such as scriptures, theological treatises, devotional texts, and spiritual narratives—created to express, interpret, and transmit the beliefs, practices, values, and experiences of a religious tradition.

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All labels observed (96)

Label	Occurrences
Christian literature	130
religious literature canonical	33
religious text section	33
religious narrative	25
Jewish mystical text	24
religious treatise	23
spiritual treatise	22
religious work	20
Christian devotional work	18
Christian devotional literature	17
devotional literature	17
devotional text	14
spiritual autobiography	13
Sufi literature	10
religious text corpus	8
spiritual text	8
religious document	7
Bhakti literature	6
religious tract	6
spiritual book	6
spiritual memoir	6
devotional literary work	5
religious commentary	5
religious text genre	5
religious manuscript	4
religious speech	4
religious story	4
Christian Science text	3
monastic literature	3
prophetic work	3
religious legal text	3
religious manifesto	3
religious pamphlet	3
religious text tradition	3
religious texts	3
Christian Science literature	2
Hindu literature	2
Hindu religious literature	2
Islamic religious literature	2
Protestant literature	2
ascetic treatise	2
religious autobiography	2
religious educational text	2
religious instruction book	2
religious instructional text	2
religious manual	2
spiritual reflections collection	2
Agama text	1
Ascetic literature	1
Christian literary genre	1
Christian mystical text fragment	1
Christian religious text section	1
Christian testimony literature	1
Hindu scripture genre	1
Islamic devotional literature	1
Islamic religious texts	1
Islamic spiritual classic	1
Jewish religious literature	1
Religious narrative	1
Wisdom literature	1
ascetic literature	1
devotional literary tradition	1
devotional literature tradition	1
evangelical literature	1
evangelistic literature	1
genre of religious literature	1
historical religious text	1
pilgrimage literature	1
poetic religious text	1
religious anthology	1
religious booklet	1
religious commentary book	1
religious compendium	1
religious educational publication	1
religious educational resource	1
religious essay	1
religious law text	1
religious literature genre	1
religious music book	1
religious narrative genre	1
religious narrative tradition	1
religious novel	1
religious parable	1
religious primer	1
religious quotation	1
religious tale	1
religious teaching	1
religious text commentary	1
religious text concept	1
religious text content	1
religious text narrative	1
religious thought writing	1
religious writing tradition	1
religious-political book	1
religiousLiterature	1
work of Christian literature	1

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Class: religious literature

Generated description

Religious literature is a body of written works—such as scriptures, theological treatises, devotional texts, and spiritual narratives—created to express, interpret, and transmit the beliefs, practices, values, and experiences of a religious tradition.

Instances (541)

Instance	Via concept surface
Shunya Sampadane	spiritual text
Songs My Grandma Sang	spiritual memoir
The Power of Love	Christian literature
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary	Christian testimony literature
Birth of a Dancing Star	spiritual memoir
Hadiqat al-Haqiqa	Sufi literature
The Walled Garden of Truth	Sufi literature
Divan of Sana'i	Sufi literature
Letters of Samuel Rutherford	—
Autobiography of a Yogi	spiritual memoir
Thoughts on Religious Experience	Christian literature
Siddhanta Shikhamani	religious treatise
Varkari literature	devotional literature tradition
Shangqing scriptures	religious text corpus
tirtha mahatmya surface form: Tirtha Mahatmya	religious literature genre
Ayodhya Mahatmya	devotional text
Introduction to the Old Testament	Christian literature
Lingbao scriptures	religious texts
Dancing in the Light	spiritual book
I Thirst	—
Osiris myth	religious narrative
De virginitate perpetua Sanctae Mariae contra tres infideles	Christian literature
Health and Holiness	Christian devotional work
Asrar-nama	Sufi literature
Dēnkard (in Pahlavi) surface form: Dēnkard	religious compendium
On the Sacrifices of Abel and Cain	religious work
Carthusian Statutes	religious legal text
Odes sacrées	devotional literature
Prophet Sulayman thanks Allah for His favor	religious narrative
On the Freedom of a Christian	Christian literature
Armor of God (Bible study)	religious educational resource
Stromata	Christian literature
Faith and Its Effects	religious work
Entire Devotion to God	—
Tantras (Hindu texts)	religious texts
Torah scroll	religious manuscript
Footsteps of the Master	devotional literature
Betty's Bright Idea	religious tale
Woman in Sacred History	—
The Heathen	—
Handbook on Faith, Hope and Love	Christian literature
John Wesley's A Plain Account of Christian Perfection surface form: A Plain Account of Christian Perfection	Christian literature
Amrutanubhav	spiritual treatise
Christian catechism	religious educational text
Signs of the Merciful in the Jihad of Afghanistan	religious-political book
Rule for Anchoresses	Christian devotional work
Gospel	religious text genre
ladder of virtues surface form: Ladder of Virtues	spiritual treatise
Buddhist texts	religious text corpus
Postilla	Christian literature