<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">world religions</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>religions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>religions, world</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>world religion</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ General term for organized belief systems having large numbers of adherents world-wide. The twelve religions typically included among the world religions are the following: Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. ]]></note></mads>