The Atlas of ReligionThe world's religions have emerged as one of the greatest geopolitical forces now shaping our lives. Now available in an updated edition, this authoritative atlas is an essential resource for understanding the powerful role of religion around the globe. In an accessible text packed with information, it maps the current nature, extent, and influence of each of the major religions and shows, country by country, how religions are spread through broadcasting, missionary work, schooling, and banking; how they relate to government, laws, and world hunger; and the role they play in wars. It traces the emergence of new religious movements, the survival of traditional beliefs, and the presence of atheism and agnosticism. The Atlas of Religion also locates the origin, the heartland, and the sacred places of each of the major religions and provides essential background with a valuable table showing the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Taoism. Copub: Myriad Editions Limited |
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AFGHANISTAN America Anglican ANGOLA ARGENTINA Asia AUSTRALIA BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BENIN BHUTAN Bible BOTSWANA BRAZIL broadcasting Buddhism BURKINA BURMA CAMBODIA Canada Catholic Church century CHAD SUDAN China COLOMBIA communities CONGO countries CUBA culture Daoism David B Barrett EAST TIMOR ECUADOR EGYPT environmental ESTONIA ETHIOPIA Europe Faultlines GERMANY groups GUINEA-BISSAU Guru GUYANA Hindu Hinduism India INDONESIA interfaith IRAN IRAQ Islam Israel JAPAN Jewish Jews Judaism KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KYRGYZSTAN LAOS LIBERIA major religions MALAWI MALAYSIA MALI MAURITANIA million missionaries MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE Muslim NAMIBIA NEPAL NETH NIGER NIGERIA NORTH KOREA Orthodox PAKISTAN PALESTINE AUTHORITY PAPUA NEW GUINEA Park Traditional percent persecution PHILIPPINES POLAND population QATAR religious education religious movements role RUSSIA SAMOA SAUDI ARABIA secular SENEGAL Shamanism Shari'ah Shi'a Sikh Sikhism SINGAPORE social SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA SURINAME SWAZILAND TANZANIA THAILAND Todd M Johnson traditional beliefs TURKEY TURKMENISTAN UGANDA UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN Western women World Christian worldwide YEMEN ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE