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Understanding the where of the worlds religious traditions is an important component of understanding the what. Now, as part of a brand-new series of atlas resources, Fortress Press is pleased to offer an affordable, compact yet comprehensive atlas of world religions. Atlas of World Religions is newly built from the ground up. Featuring more than fifty new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is an immensely helpful companion to any study of world religions. Concise, helpful text written by acknowledged authorities guides the experience and interprets the visuals. Consciously written for students at any level, the volume is perfect for independent students, as well as those in structured courses. The atlas provides ample and equal coverage of all of the world s major religious traditions, as well as generous coverage of regional or indigenous traditions in specific regions of the world. The atlas is grounded in a helpful section on the earliest humans and the spread of the first organized religions, and it culminates in up-to-date maps of religion in the world today.

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Also in this series
Atlas of Christian History: Tim Dowley, 2016
Atlas of the European Reformations: Tim Dowley, 2015

Atlas of World Religions

Tim Dowley

Cartographer Nick Rowland FRGS

Fortress Press

Minneapolis

ATLAS OF WORLD RELIGIONS Copyright 2018 Fortress Press / ZipAddress Limited. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Email copyright@1517media or write to Permissions, Fortress Press, PO Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209 The right of Tim Dowley to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him. Cover design: Alisha Lofgren Print ISBN: 978-1-4514-9968-1 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5064-3975-4 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. 1415 and cover Onefivenine p. 26 and cover Alexandre Fagundes De Fagundes pp. 3233 and cover, p. 125 Pniesen p. 38 Kshishtofp p. 42 and cover Kalcutta pp. 4445 and cover Sudhir0602 p. 54 Yamitato p. 56 and cover Sean Pavone pp. 5859 Lamzin Vladimir Lamzin Vladimir p. 72 Alan Kolnik pp. 8081 and cover Kobby Dagan p. 82 Yoav Sinai p. 96 Checco p. 107 Ken Wolter pp. 108109 Ahmad Faizal Yahya p. 114 and cover Konstantin Kaltygin p. 124 Marta Beckett pp. 13233 Chalermphon Kumchai p. 141 Hoang Bao Nguye p. 148 Joserpizarro

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1	The Megaliths of Western Europe	16
2	Religious sites of Ancient Mesopotamia	19
3	Ancient Egypt	21
4	Ancient Empires of the Middle East	22
5	Cult Centres of Ancient Greece	24
6	Sources of the Roman Cults	28
7	Zoroastrianism: Origins and Spread	31
8	Hindu Origins	35
9	Temple Hinduism	37
10	Hindu Sacred Places	39
11	Hinduism Today	40
12	Jainism in India	43
13	The Buddhist Heartland	47
14	Buddhism Expands in India	49
15	The Early Spread of Buddhism	51
16	Buddhism Today	53
17	Taoism	55
18	The Exodus	61
19	The Kingdoms of Saul, David, and Solomon	63
20	The Jewish Exiles	64
21	The Jewish Diaspora c. 400 ce	66
22	The Jews and Islam c. 750 ce	68
23	Judaism in 16th and 17th Century Europe	70
24	Jewish Emancipation 17891918	73
25	The Origins of Judaism in the USA	74
26	Judaism and the Third Reich	76
27	The Modern State of Israel	79
28	Palestine in the time of Christ	83
29	Jews and Christians in the 1st century Roman Empire	84
30	The Spread of Christianity by 325 ce	86
31	Christianity in the 4th and 5th Centuries	88
32	World Religions 600 bce 600 ce: An Overview	90
33	The Church in 1050	92
34	Reformation Europe c. 1570	94
35	Christianity in the Americas c. 1750	97
36	Worldwide Christian Missions in the early 20th Century	100
37	The Mormon Trail	102
38	Christianity Worldwide	104
39	The Journeys of Muhammad	111
40	The Spread of Islam by 750 ce	112
41	Islamic Expansion in India	115
42	The Spread of Islam in South-east Asia	116
43	World Religions: 1500	118
44	The Spread of Islam in Africa	121
45	Muslim Peoples of Modern Asia	122
46	Islam Worldwide Today	126
47	Sikh Origins	129
48	Sikhism in India today	130
49	Sikhism Worldwide Today	131
50	Japan: Places of Religious Importance	135
51	Major Religions of Modern China	136
52	World Religions in the 21st Century	138
53	Indigenous Religions Worldwide	142
54	New Religious Movements Worldwide	144
55	Some Modern Pilgrimage Sites	150
56	Jerusalem: Some Holy Sites	153
57	The Route of the Hajj	154

Foreword

This atlas aims to survey the origins, historical development, and current strength, distribution, and nature of the major world religions and their offshoots, and to look at some of the religions of the ancient world. 1750

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36	Worldwide Christian Missions in the early 20th Century	100
37	The Mormon Trail	102
38	Christianity Worldwide	104
39	The Journeys of Muhammad	111
40	The Spread of Islam by 750 ce	112
41	Islamic Expansion in India	115
42	The Spread of Islam in South-east Asia	116
43	World Religions: 1500	118
44	The Spread of Islam in Africa	121
45	Muslim Peoples of Modern Asia	122
46	Islam Worldwide Today	126
47	Sikh Origins	129
48	Sikhism in India today	130
49	Sikhism Worldwide Today	131
50	Japan: Places of Religious Importance	135
51	Major Religions of Modern China	136
52	World Religions in the 21st Century	138
53	Indigenous Religions Worldwide	142
54	New Religious Movements Worldwide	144
55	Some Modern Pilgrimage Sites	150
56	Jerusalem: Some Holy Sites	153
57	The Route of the Hajj	154

Foreword

To do this within a relatively short book, it has been necessary to be selective in the choice of topics and periods covered. For instance, there is no treatment of Judaism in the medieval period, as this is fully covered in the companion volume,

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