Religious Geography

Major World Religions Christianity: 2.2 billion (32%) Islam- 1.6 billion (23%) Hinduism- 1 billion (15%) Buddhism- 500 million (7%) Judaism- 14 million (0.2%) Traditional/folk beliefs (6%) Other religion- 58 million (1%) No affiliation- 1.1 billion (16%)

Majority Religions by Region and Country

Minority or Majority?

Cultural Hearths

Hearths: Major Religions KBAT 4

Diffusion: Hinduism KBAT 4

Diffusion: Buddhism KBAT 4

Diffusion: Judaism

Diffusion: Christianity

Diffusion: Islam KBAT 4

Ethnic Religions KBAT 1

Universal Religions KBAT 1

Animism KBAT 4

Religion and the Law: United States KBAT 1, 2

Cultural Landscape: Religion and the Law: Islam KBAT 1, 2

Cultural Landscape: Religion and Customs KBAT 1, 4

Cultural Landscape: Religious Holidays KBAT 1, 4

Sikh Cultural Landscape KBAT 4

Physical Landscape: Sacred Sites KBAT 1, 4

Physical Landscape: Sacred Places KBAT 1, 4

Physical Landscape: Sacred Places KBAT 1, 4

Branches, Sects, and Denominations KBAT 4

Christianity KBAT 4

Branches of Islam KBAT 4

Branches of Buddhism KBAT 4

Syncretic Religions KBAT 4

Religion in the U.S. KBAT 3

Interfaith Borders and Conflict KBAT 2

Intrafaith Conflicts KBAT 2

Conflicts with Governments KBAT 2

Religion v. Secularism KBAT 2