Ninian Smart

Practical and Ritual

Practices such as worship, praying, regular gatherings, rites of passage

Practical and Ritual examples

Experimental and Emotional

emotive context behind ritual and prayers

experimental and emotional examples

holocaust

Narrative or Mythic

Stories which explain and inspire

narrative or mythic examples

noah

doctorinal and philosophical

system of beliefs, values, and laws

doctorinal and philosophical examples

old testament

Ethical and Legal

rules have to applied to uphold the values and understandings that a religion may offer the world

ethical and legal examples

heaven and hell

social and institutional

focus on the community of believers and the hierarchy/organisation of the institution

social and institutional example

rabbi

material

music, art, symbols, architecture/buildings

material examples

hymns