Global Mapping of religions

May 2011. Discover with the ARTE TV Show the comprehensive overview of the global distribution of religions.

Here is a world map locating the major religions in the world aujourd’hui. First, Christianity: Catholics, Protestants, orthodoxes. Then, Islam, which must be distinguished here again the two main currents, Sunni and chiite. Hinduism, mainly present in the Indian subcontinent. Buddhism itself after Hinduism. The Confucians and Taoists . The cult of Shinto, Japan. Judaism, above all to Israel, but with a very large diaspora. And finally, Animism.


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