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 ZAMBIA ARGENTINA Asia AUSTRALIA B-H SERBIA BANGLADESH BENIN BHUTAN Bible BOTSWANA BRAZIL Buddhism BURKINA BURMA CAMBODIA Canada Catholic Church century China communities CONGO Copyright Myriad Editions CÔTE D'IVOIRE countries culture Daoism David B Barrett DJIBOUTI ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA ETHIOPIA Europe Faultlines GERMANY GHANA groups GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR GUINEA-BISSAU Guru GUYANA Hindu Hinduism India indigenous INDONESIA interfaith IRAN IRAQ Islam ISRAEL JAPAN Jewish Jews Judaism KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KYRGYZSTAN LAOS LIBERIA major religions MALAWI million missionaries MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE Muslim Myriad Editions Limited NAMIBIA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA NEPAL NETH NIGERIA NORTH KOREA Orthodox PAKISTAN 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 SWITZ TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA THAILAND Todd M Johnson TOGO traditional beliefs TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN Western women World Christian worldwide ZAMBIA ZEALAND ZIMBABWE