What do we say for the study of religions, an omnibus term for it?

Question

I think religion has four components
1. Belief in God or holding up a vision about the creation, maintenance, or destruction of the universe. Belief in God can either be monotheistic or polytheistic.
2.rituals and customs
3. myths by which the philosophy of a religion unfolded
4. Organisations

religions can chiefly be divided into two groups
abrahamic religions and dharmic religions. if any other please mention it in answer.
I am also interested in the history and evolution of religions. I see many religions were liberation movements in the begining. Later they were hijacked by the ruling class of the days. Most probably by the feudals, the example of which can be illustrated by the case of Christians during the days of King Constantine. The case is the same when Emperor Ashoka embraced the dharmic religion of Buddhist path. Likewise many rulers of East embraced islam after which the liberative nature of the religion lost. this can be seen as the institutionalisation

Answer 1

In Universities it is the study of world religions or mono and poly-theology

Answer 2

spirtuality/humanities/mythology

one more group- tribal/independent religions
some isolated populations have created religions as well, independent of the india / mesopotamia strains. There were many "creation myths" that predate abrahamic and dharmic strains or are totally unrelated to them.

religions were not necessarily liberation movements. they were also a way to explain the current cirumstance of the the time and justify it. (which also includes economic and social classes in order to reinforce it. ) There is also an inherant desire in humans with uncertainty advoidance and religion helped to bring certainty to the unknown.

Answer 3

Theology or Multitheolgy?