Three of the worlds major religions the monotheist traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam were all born in the middle east and are all inextricably linked to one another. The holy books of world religions sacred texts in world. The old city of jerusalem covers less than one square kilometer and is home to jews, christians and muslims. Spain of the three religions a spanish cultural event. Spain of the three religions spains medieval culture explored through the rich and complex relationships between muslims, jews and christians, in a series of three lectures. What are the top ten religions and what is the holy book. Until the end of the 15th century, thriving populations of jews and muslims almost 10% of the population.
The political tensions dividing israel and the palestinians are felt acutely here. Keep in mind that the country is 94% roman catholic so that the other 2 religions are not too influential. So, what are the holy books of the five major world religions. The few centuries when people of three religions and cultures were able to live together in peace, to collaborate and the incredible achievements that resulted provide an important lesson for a world that is rushing toward religious, ideological and racial purity and fanaticism. Approximately 3% to 5% of the population practices one of these religions. The basic beliefs and history of a religion is often found in its sacred or revered texts. In this way the church facilitated the transition to democracy in spain. Ninety four percent of the population are roman catholic. Types of religion is an online educational resource for all the religions of the world.
Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the spanish constitution, although the majority of the population is catholic. Spain had long hosted the three religions of the book. Islamic spain was a multicultural mix of the people of three great monotheistic religions. Spain is a christian country where some 77 per cent of the population claims to belong to the catholic church and less than 1 per cent protestant. Buddhism 376 million followers tripitaka pali canon 5. Introduction islamic spain 711 1492 the court of the lions, alhambra, spain. Other religions also practised in spain include islam, judaism, protestantism, and hinduism, all of which have places where to conduct their rituals. Judaism is the smallest of the world religions with a little over 16 million adherents. What turned visitors stomachs was the way spain tolerated religious minorities. Throughout history, spain has been a meeting ground for muslim, jewish and christian ideas. Only 3 % of spaniards consider religion as one of their three most important values, even lower than the 5% european average. This book will be a very useful source for historians, sociologists, political scientists and all those interested in the influence of religion on politics. These adherents, called jews, belong to the same family of religions as christianity and islam, the abrahamic religions. Minority religions in spain include islam, judaism, protestant christianity, baha i, hinduism, and buddhism, along with others in smaller numbers.
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