In idea associated with the specific ethnic group. Ethnic religions are often distinguished from universal religions, such(a) as Christianity or Islam, in which gaining converts is a primary objective and, therefore, are non limited in ethnic, national or racial scope.
Ethnic religion are defined as religions which are related to a particular ethnic group, and often seen as a defining element of that ethnicity's culture, language, and customs. Diasporic groups often maintain ethnic religions as a means of maintaining a distinct ethnic identity such as the role of African traditional religion and African diaspora religions among the African diaspora in the Americas.
Some ancient ethnic religions, such as those historically found in pre-modern Europe, realize found new vitality in neopaganism. Moreover, non-ethnic religions, such as Christianity, score been known to assume ethnic traits to an extent that they serve a role as an important ethnic identity marker, a notable example of it is Serbian "Saint-Savianism" of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and the religious and cultural heritage of Syriac Christianity branch of the Assyrian people.