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Religious Studies: The systematic exploration and analysis of various religious beliefs, practices, rituals, texts, symbols, and cultural contexts that inform, shape, and transform human experience. It encompasses diverse traditions, including indigenous religions, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and new religious movements. It examines the historical development of these traditions, their contemporary manifestations, and their impact on individual and collective identity formation, ethics, morality, social justice, and cultural diversity. In this context, Religious Studies may intersect with Native American Studies to explore indigenous spirituality, culture, and worldviews, as well as with the study of Culture of United States to examine the role of religion in shaping American society, politics, and identity.