Transcript aphg ch. 6 religion powerpoint 1.5

Christian Branches in Europe
Protestant denominations, Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy
are dominant in different regions of Europe—a result of many
historic interactions. Where is each branch of Christianity
predominant in Europe?
Christian Branches in the U.S.
Shaded areas are counties with more than 50% of church
membership concentrated in Roman Catholicism or one of the
Protestant denominations. Where are the Catholics? Where are
the Baptists? Where are the Lutherans? Where are the
Mormons? Where are the Methodists?
Diffusion of Islam
Fig. 6-6: Islam diffused rapidly and widely from its area of origin in Arabia. It
eventually stretched from southeast Asia to West Africa.
Islam by Branch
Islam, the religion of 1.3 billion people, is the predominant
religion of the Middle East from North Africa to Central Asia.
83% are Sunnis. 16% are Shiite. 40% of all Shiites live in Iran.
Diffusion of Buddhism
Fig. 6-7: Buddhism diffused gradually from its origin in northeastern India to Sri Lanka,
southeast Asia, and eventually China and Japan.
Diffusion of Sikhism & Baha’I
• Baha ‘I has
diffused in
notable numbers
to Africa and Asia.
• Sikhism has not
diffused much
and remains
concentrated in
the Punjab of
India.
Global Distribution of Religions
Often, Ethnic religions are NOT predominant in a region.
Distribution of Ethnic Religions
– Animism
• Amazon, Reservations of N. America, Louisiana/New Orleans,
Caribbean, Africa, Central Asia, Pacific, Australia.
– Confucianism
• China, Southeast Asia, Far East.
– Daoism
• China
– Shinto
• Japan
– Hinduism
• India
– Judaism
• (Breaks the rule b/c of the Diaspora) North America, Europe, Israel.
Shinto and Buddhism in Japan
Since Japanese can be both Shinto and Buddhist, there are
many areas in Japan where over two-thirds of the population
are both Shinto and Buddhist. Christianity has blended with
Jewish Diaspora
• Judaism is an Ethnic religion that has a
widespread distribution because of the
Diaspora of the 1st century A.D. Persecution
has lead to support of Zionism, the Jewish
movement back to Israel.