Global Distribution of the Major Religious Traditions (HSC SSCE Studies of Religion): Flashcards
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Earliest form of religious thought
Earliest form of religious thought
Animism (emphasises spirit world)
Colonial period dates
Colonial period dates
15th-18th centuries
Christianity's global population %
Christianity's global population %
33% (largest tradition)
Islam's global population %
Islam's global population %
21% (second-largest)
Judaism's historical significance
Judaism's historical significance
Source tradition for Christianity & Islam
Buddhism spread method in ancient India
Buddhism spread method in ancient India
King Asoka's evangelical efforts
Hinduism's geographic concentration
Hinduism's geographic concentration
Indian subcontinent
Census limitation for religious data
Census limitation for religious data
Many countries don't include religion questions
China's population size affecting stats
China's population size affecting stats
1.3 billion people (officially atheist)
Communist govt religious stance (to late 1980s)
Communist govt religious stance (to late 1980s)
Officially atheist governments