Abrahamic world

A map showing in purple the percentage of people that follow Abrahamic religions in different parts of the world. (Followers of Eastern religions are shown in yellow.)

The term Abrahamic world refers to the parts of the world where most people follow Abrahamic religions. ^[1] It began in the Middle East, within which Jerusalem is considered a central Abrahamic location due to its religious importance. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Ancient era

The Abrahamization of various parts of the world has been variously accompanied by the spread of Semitic cultures; in the case of Islam, the Arabic language often accompanied its spread, while in the case of the spread of Christianity, it is argued that Europe received less influence from Semitic cultures than other parts of the Abrahamic world during its initial Abrahamization due in part to the influence of Paul the Apostle. ^[4]

Idol worship and even non-religious figurines came to feature much less significantly throughout the newly Abrahamized regions of the world. ^[5]

Modern era

The rise of secularism in the modern Abrahamic world has been perceived as threatening to the dominance of Abrahamic religions by some Abrahamic adherents throughout the region. ^[6]

Region

Abrahamic world consists mainly of two subregions, the Christian world (Christendom) and the Islamic world (Ummah).

See also

• Indian religions
• Iranian religions
• Chinese folk religion
• Indo-Abrahamic Alliance
• Hellenistic Judaism
• Sikhism

References

1. Mead, Walter Russell (1 November 2000). "The End of Asia? Redefining a Changing Continent". Foreign Affairs.
2. Murariu, Mihai (1 September 2012). "The political uses of spatiality: temporality, telos, legitimacy". Studia Europaea. 57 (3): 169–189. Gale   305839332 ProQuest   1114308473.
3. Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1998). "The Spiritual Significance of Jerusalem - The Islamic Vision". Islamic Quarterly. 42 (4): 233. ProQuest   1304277966.
4. Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2009). The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity. Zondervan. ISBN   978-0-06-174660-4.^{[ page needed ]}
5. Elsner, Jaś (2020-10-22), "The Death of the Figurine: Reflections on an Abrahamic Abstention" , Figurines, Oxford University Press, pp. 130–181, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198861096.003.0005, ISBN   978-0-19-886109-6 , retrieved 2024-04-22
6. Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2009). The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity. Zondervan. ISBN   978-0-06-174660-4.^{[ page needed ]}