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The term ethnoreligious (or ethno-religious) refers to an ethnic group
Ethnic group

An ethnic group is a group of humans whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage that is real or presumed.Ethnic identity is further marked by the recognition from others of a group's distinctiveness and the recognition of common culture, linguistic, religion, human behaviour or Race traits, real or presumed, as indic...
 of people whose members are also unified by a common religious background. Ethnoreligious communities define their ethnic identity neither exclusively by ancestral heritage nor simply by religious affiliation, but often through a combination of both.

In an ethnoreligious group, particular emphasis is placed upon religious endogamy
Endogamy

Endogamy is the practice of Marriage within a group , rejecting others based solely on culture as being unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships....
, and the concurrent discouragement of interfaith marriages or intercourse, as a means of preserving the stability and historical longevity of the community and culture.






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The term ethnoreligious (or ethno-religious) refers to an ethnic group
Ethnic group

An ethnic group is a group of humans whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage that is real or presumed.Ethnic identity is further marked by the recognition from others of a group's distinctiveness and the recognition of common culture, linguistic, religion, human behaviour or Race traits, real or presumed, as indic...
 of people whose members are also unified by a common religious background. Ethnoreligious communities define their ethnic identity neither exclusively by ancestral heritage nor simply by religious affiliation, but often through a combination of both.

In an ethnoreligious group, particular emphasis is placed upon religious endogamy
Endogamy

Endogamy is the practice of Marriage within a group , rejecting others based solely on culture as being unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships....
, and the concurrent discouragement of interfaith marriages or intercourse, as a means of preserving the stability and historical longevity of the community and culture. This adherence to religious endogamy can also, in some instances, be tied to ethnic nationalism
Ethnic nationalism

Ethnic nationalism is a form of nationalism wherein the "nation" is defined in terms of ethnicity. Whatever specific ethnicity is involved, ethnic nationalism always includes some element of Kinship and descent from previous generations....
 if the ethnoreligious group possesses a historical base in a specific region.

Ethnoreligious groups


Jews

The Jews are today perhaps the largest and most familiar ethnoreligious community. Ascertaining and defining membership in the Jewish people (the question of "who is a Jew
Who is a Jew?

"Who is a Jew?" is a basic question about Jewish identity. The question has gained particular prominence in connection with several high-profile legal cases in Israel since the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1948....
") involves both a traditional religious component and an ethnic one.

Catholics

Many within the Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 community consider their religion to be part of their ethnicity (e.g. the Irish Catholics).

Muslims

In the Western world, Muslims are often seen as an ethnic group. In the Islamic world, however, Muslims are made up of many different ethnic groups. The Muslim community in India also takes up some ethnic characteristics.

Other groups

Other, smaller or lesser known ethnoreligious communities which combine ethnic identity with religious belonging include

  • Samaritans
  • Parsis
  • Assyrians
    Assyrians

    Assyrians or Assyrian people may refer to :*the Ancient Assyrians*the modern Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac peopleSee also*Assyrian ...
  • Syrian Malabar Nasrani
    Syrian Malabar Nasrani

    The Syrian Malabar Nasrani people, also known as Saint Thomas Christians are an ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India, adhering to the various churches of the Saint Thomas Christian tradition....
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  • Yazidi
    Yazidi

    The Yazidi is a Kurds religion with ancient Indo-Iranians roots. Yazidis are primarily Kurdish language, and most live in the Mosul region of northern Iraq....
     (more often considered a religious minority within the religiously-diverse Kurdish ethnicity)
  • Mandaeans
  • Maronites
  • Bosniaks
    Bosniaks

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  • Copt
    Copt

    A Copt is a native Egyptian people Christianity. Copts form a major ethno-religious group that has ancient origins. Copts are Egyptians whose ancestors embraced Christianity in the first century....
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  • Malaysian Malay
    Malaysian Malay

    In Malaysia, the Malay population is defined by Article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia as someone born to a Malaysian citizen who professes to be a Muslim, habitually speaks the Malay language, adheres to Malay customs, and is domiciled in Malaysia or Singapore....
  • Amish
    Amish

    The various Amish or Amish Mennonite church fellowships are Christian religious denominations, and form a very traditional subgrouping of Mennonite churches....
  • Sikhs (more often seen as an ethnic group in diaspora
    Sikh diaspora

    The Sikh diaspora is a relatively recent term used to describe the phenomenon of Sikh migration from the traditional Sikh heartland of the Punjab region....
    )


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See also

  • Religious segregation
    Religious segregation

    Religious segregation is the separation of people according to their religion. The term has been applied to cases of religious-based segregation occurring as a social phenomenon, as well as to segregation arising from laws, whether explicit or implicit....
  • Assimilation
    Assimilation

    Assimilation may refer to more than one article:*Assimilation , a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound*Cultural assimilation, the process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture...