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 ALBANIA America Anglican ANGOLA ARGENTINA Asia AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH BENIN BHUTAN Bible BOTSWANA BOTSWANA MOZAMBIQUE BRAZIL BRUNEI MALAYSIA Buddhism BURKINA BURMA CAMBODIA Canada Catholic Church century CHAD SUDAN China communities CONGO RWANDA CÔTE D'IVOIRE countries CUBA culture Daoism David B Barrett DJIBOUTI ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA ETHIOPIA Europe FASO Faultlines GHANA TOGO groups GUINEA-BISSAU Guru GUYANA Hindu Hinduism India indigenous INDONESIA interfaith IRAN IRAQ Islam ISRAEL JAPAN Jewish Jews Judaism KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KYRGYZSTAN LAOS LESOTHO LIBERIA major religions MALAWI MALI MAURITANIA million missionaries MONGOLIA Muslim Myriad Editions Limited NAMIBIA NEPAL NETH NIGER NIGERIA Orthodox PAKISTAN Park Traditional percent persecution PHILIPPINES POLAND population religious education religious movements RUSSIA SAMOA SAUDI ARABIA secular SENEGAL Shamanism Shari'ah Shi'a SIERRA LEONE Sikh SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SRI LANKA SURINAME TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA THAILAND Todd M Johnson traditional beliefs TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN Western women World Christian worldwide YEMEN ZAMBIA ZEALAND ZIMBABWE