Literary Discussions

In my mind I divide all religions into 1.) Abrahamic (and I include Zoroastrianism in that)  2.) Vedic (and I include Buddhisms in that) and 3.) Animistic (and I include Australian Aborigine "Dream-Time" and various African and South American and North American into that.)  The Vedas and the scriptures which followed the Vedas to my knowledge for the most part are anonymous. The Abrahamic religions have specific names like Zoroaster, Abraham, Moses, Mohammad, etc.) The Vedic religions have a tolerant notion similar to "the truth is one but the paths are many."  Every Buddhist temple/shrine/stupa maintains a place with images of the pantheon of Deities so that pilgrims may worship their local native religion. Any religion or philosophy is a "narrative" or "grand narrative" which has the potential for "self empowerment" and also holds the danger of bondage or enslavement. Think of a child who hears the tale of the little locomotive who kept repeating that mantra "I think I can" or "I know I can"... if a particular child is empowered by that narrative then it is irrelevant whether there was ever such a locomotive or whether locomotives can think and speak.  By contrast, the Abrahamic religions foster or encourage a sort of jingoism or nationalism or tribal superiority of a chosen people, a sacred language, etc.  Carl Jung observed that IF a person does not deal with the "religious problem" by mid-life then they are likely to suffer some serious psychopathology. Much more can be said about all this and perhaps I did not say what you were hoping to hear but I felt I should say something.