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As with any generalization, exceptions and qualifications abound. For example, Shinto is Asian but is really a nature religion, Sikhism is sometimes regarded as syncretistic, and Marxism may be atheistic. Nonetheless, this scheme may be useful as a starting point for study. This outline does not characterize any faith; it simply suggests some ways of looking at similarities and differences from the point of view of some students of comparative religion, but it does not mean than anyone who follows any particular religious path will agree with the generalization. Indeed, in any richly developed faith, elements of many other faiths can also be found, though they may not be as frequently emphasized.
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