religious dress

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Introduction
Types of dress and vestments in Western religions
- Judaism
  - Early sacerdotal dress
  - Later religious dress
- Christianity
  - Roman Catholic religious dress
  - Eastern Orthodox religious dress
  - Protestant religious dress
  - Changes in religious dress and vestments since the 20th century
- Islam
Types of dress and vestments in Eastern religions
- Indian religions
- Buddhism
- Chinese religions
- Japanese religions

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