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Chapter 6- Religions Key Issue One (Religions with 1 million (Baha'ai-…
Chapter 6- Religions Key Issue One
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism (4 largest religions) 77% of people believe in these
Muslim populations are very large in South Asia and Indonesia
Islam means "submission to the will of God" in Arabic- Similar root to the word "peace" // considered Muslim which means "one who surrenders to God"
Islam
Shiite
Sunni
Christianity is divided into Roman Catholic, predominantly in the south, Protestant in the north, and Orthodox in the east
The Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Sub Saharan Africa predominantly Christian; Southwest Asia and North Africa are majority Muslim
Buddhism is practiced throughout East and Southeast Asia // Mahayana, Vajrayana, Theravada
Distribution of Hindus- 97% India, 2% Nepal, 1% Bangladesh // Nearly entirely in India
Primal- indigenous ethnic religions are relatively common in Southeast Asia
African Traditional Religions
Traditional folk religions in Africa have become less common part because of the activity of Christian and Muslim missionaries
Religions with 14-25 million
Sikhism- Guru Nanak (sikhs = disciples in HIndu) // Juche- North Koreans, founder : Kim-Il-sung, ( means self-reliance)
Spiritism- Brazil
Judaism- 14 million Jews, 40% in US, 40% in Israel Root of Christianity + Islam
Religions with 1 million
Baha'ai- Shiite Muslims- executions
Tenrikyo- 2 million world wide // 95% in Japan
Jainism- older // non-violence & self- control, distirbuted in India and some US
Shinto- 4/5 of Japan's population
Cao Dai- Veiman in 1920's
Zoroastrianism- 1500 years ago, 2 and 3 million worldwide // India