Abrahamic religion


Abrahamic religion refers to those bodies of religious belief that claim descent from Abraham. These include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These originated in or near Israel, and are now the predominant world religions.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Institutions Religion Religious Traditions Christianity Islam Judaism

Abrahamic religion refers to those bodies of religious belief that claim descent from Abraham. These include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These originated in or near Israel, and are now the predominant world religions.

Christianity

I have divided this into five branches: Old Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy, and Mormonism.

Islam

Islam can be divided into two major branches, Sunni, and Shi'ite

Judaism

Judaism has several branches or divisions which are not yet described here.


History Antiquity Judaism is the oldest division of Abrahamic religion and can be dated to antiquity. Its roots in the 5th millennium BC and the 4th millennium BC are obscure. Abraham may have lived in the 3rd millennium BC, or possibly the 2nd millennium BC. Moses, an important figure in the development of Israelite religion that became Judaism presumably lived sometime in the second millennium, but details are obscure. In the early first millenium BC, Israelite religion developed and events in most of the Old Testament took place.	Links to other sites: Not yet available.
Classical and medieval history In the early classical period, Judaism began to develop in something like its modern form. I do not yet have details of the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, or 1st century BC. In the late classical period, Christianity arose and became the dominant religion of the Roman empire. I do not yet have many details of the 1st century CE, the 2nd century CE, the 3rd century CE, or the 4th century CE. In the early medieval period, Christianity spread throughout Europe and Islam came into existence as a conquering religion which overthrew many of the old pagan states, while Judaism was the religion of a scattered, despised and persecuted minority. In the late medieval period, Christianity was an important power in medieval Europe, Islam continued to spread, and Judaism survived in spite of persecution. Modern history In the 16th century, the Protestant reformation split Western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant varieties. In the 17th century, warfare and conflict between Catholics and Protestants continued, I do not yet have details of the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, or late 17th century. Details of the 18th centuries including the early 18th, early-mid 18th, mid 18th, late-mid 18th, and late 18th are lacking at present. In the 19th century, there was a great deal of missionary activity on the part of Christianity, as well continuing generation of Christian sects, though as yet I have few details for the early 19th, early-mid 19th, mid 19th, late-mid 19th, or late 19th century. More attention will be given to the 20th century. At the end of the early 20th century, the Islamic Ottoman was defeated in World War I, and most of the territory it had nominally claimed came under rule by Western nations. In the early-mid 20th century, resistance to rule by Christians on the part of Islamic peoples was a factor in the various independence movements in the period, and a Zionist movement among the Jews called for a return to the land of Israel. In the mid 20th century, a substantial portion of European Jews were killed in the Holocaust, which led to the development of the state of Israel. In the late-mid 20th century, the success of Israel led to considerable animosity on the part of Islamic peoples. Details of the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s are not yet clear. In the late 20th century, there was something of a resurgence of Islam. The early 1980s, late 1980s, and early 1990s can all be examined. The late 1990s including 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 can be considered. The early 21st century has more recent events. The early 2000s, including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006 down to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters and 2007 including the 1st, 2nd, third, and fourth quarters can also be examined. 2008 and 2009 can be considered. 2010 including the first quarter 2010, second quarter 2010, and third quarter 2010 can be connected. The fourth quarter 2010 including October 2010, and November 2010 can be connected. December 2010 including 2010 week 49, 2010 week 50, 2010 week 51, 2010 week 52, and 2010 week 53 can be considered. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. and February 2011 including 2011week 6 and 2011 week 7 can be considered. Its future has not yet been examined. Sociology Particular peoples are also important. Information on particular nations is not yet well developed, but will include information from Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Poland, Kenya, Morocco, Algeria Canada, Afghanistan, Uganda, Nepal It is also present in parts of Asiatic civilization including , Burma and in cities of Tokyo, Seoul, most notably in Middle Eastern peoples including Iran. Turkey has been an important center of Abrahamic religion. Egypt has been an important center of Abrahamic religion. Abrahamic religion is also influential in South Asian peoples including Pakistan, and Bangladesh though not so much in India. It is much in the minority among Oriental peoples such as South Korea. It is present in China. It is present in Japan. It is present in Southeast asian peoples including those of Thailand. It is present somewhat in Mainland Southeast Asian peoples including those of Vietnam. It is present in peoples of the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including Indonesia and the Philippines. It is also present in Central Asian peoples. It is prominent in Western civilization, including Argentina. Anglic peoples can be considered. British peoples of the United Kingdom can be connected. Anglo-Americans such as the United States, Candadian, and British Caribbean peoples are useful. Anglo-australians are also significant. Latin peoples including Colombia are significant. Italic peoples including those of Italy can be connected. French peoples including France are significant. Hispanic peoples including Mexico are significant. Lusitanic peoples including Brazil are significant. Germanic peoples including those of Germany are highly significant. Northeast European peoples including Ukraine can be connected. Russia can be connected. Balkan, and Scandinavian peoples will all be examined. It is also present in African peoples including those of South Africa. Eastern Africa including Ethiopia can be considered. West African peoples including Nigeria can be considered. Central African peoples including Congo can be connected. It is present more recently among American Indian peoples such as in Argentina. Middle American Indian peoples including those of Mexico can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Colombia can be connected. Amazonian peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples including those of United States have generally not accepted it. Eastern North American Indian peoples and Western North American Indian peoples can be connected. Communities Communities such as Mexico City are important. Social structure and change Social change including social change factors and social change processes is important. Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution, agrarian revolution, and industrial revolution can be connected. The industrial revolution including early, middle, and late stages can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies may be connected. Social structure including communitiy and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, and anthropological structure will be useful. Other Institutions Other Religion There are close connections with pagan religion including Asian pagan, European pagan, African pagan religion, American Indian pagan religion, and Neopagan religion. Asiatic religion including Persian religion, Indian religion, and Oriental religion can also be connected. Secularism can also be connected. Organization includes unstructured, fragmented, and highly structured varieties. This has connections with religious practice, and belief. Government Particular governments such as local, national, and international government are also significant. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession can be connected. Government structure including government forms, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups can be connected. Law including international law, Western law, Asiatic law, and tribal law is important. Economics including industries, economic activity, economic systems, and companies can be connected.Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools can be connected. Abrahamic religion is connected to families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families. Culture Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, and recreation and entertainment is important. Cultural events including miscellaneous events, meetings, holidays, and disasters are important. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be considered. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communications technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology is a significant part of Abrahamic religion. Anthropology Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including the effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality and morbitity, migration, and births can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interactions, and social presentation can be connected. Personal studies including the human body is also important. Particular biographies can be connected to Abrahamic religion. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology may be connected to this.

History

Antiquity

Judaism is the oldest division of Abrahamic religion and can be dated to antiquity. Its roots in the 5th millennium BC and the 4th millennium BC are obscure. Abraham may have lived in the 3rd millennium BC, or possibly the 2nd millennium BC. Moses, an important figure in the development of Israelite religion that became Judaism presumably lived sometime in the second millennium, but details are obscure. In the early first millenium BC, Israelite religion developed and events in most of the Old Testament took place.

Links to other sites: Not yet available.

Classical and medieval history

In the early classical period, Judaism began to develop in something like its modern form. I do not yet have details of the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, or 1st century BC. In the late classical period, Christianity arose and became the dominant religion of the Roman empire. I do not yet have many details of the 1st century CE, the 2nd century CE, the 3rd century CE, or the 4th century CE. In the early medieval period, Christianity spread throughout Europe and Islam came into existence as a conquering religion which overthrew many of the old pagan states, while Judaism was the religion of a scattered, despised and persecuted minority. In the late medieval period, Christianity was an important power in medieval Europe, Islam continued to spread, and Judaism survived in spite of persecution.

Modern history

In the 16th century, the Protestant reformation split Western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant varieties. In the 17th century, warfare and conflict between Catholics and Protestants continued, I do not yet have details of the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, or late 17th century. Details of the 18th centuries including the early 18th, early-mid 18th, mid 18th, late-mid 18th, and late 18th are lacking at present. In the 19th century, there was a great deal of missionary activity on the part of Christianity, as well continuing generation of Christian sects, though as yet I have few details for the early 19th, early-mid 19th, mid 19th, late-mid 19th, or late 19th century.

More attention will be given to the 20th century. At the end of the early 20th century, the Islamic Ottoman was defeated in World War I, and most of the territory it had nominally claimed came under rule by Western nations. In the early-mid 20th century, resistance to rule by Christians on the part of Islamic peoples was a factor in the various independence movements in the period, and a Zionist movement among the Jews called for a return to the land of Israel. In the mid 20th century, a substantial portion of European Jews were killed in the Holocaust, which led to the development of the state of Israel. In the late-mid 20th century, the success of Israel led to considerable animosity on the part of Islamic peoples. Details of the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s are not yet clear. In the late 20th century, there was something of a resurgence of Islam. The early 1980s, late 1980s, and early 1990s can all be examined. The late 1990s including 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 can be considered.

The early 21st century has more recent events. The early 2000s, including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 can be connected.

The late 2000s including 2006 down to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters and 2007 including the 1st, 2nd, third, and fourth quarters can also be examined. 2008 and 2009 can be considered. 2010 including the first quarter 2010, second quarter 2010, and third quarter 2010 can be connected. The fourth quarter 2010 including October 2010, and November 2010 can be connected. December 2010 including 2010 week 49, 2010 week 50, 2010 week 51, 2010 week 52, and 2010 week 53 can be considered.

The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. and February 2011 including 2011week 6 and 2011 week 7 can be considered.

Its future has not yet been examined.

Sociology

Particular peoples are also important. Information on particular nations is not yet well developed, but will include information from Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Poland, Kenya, Morocco, Algeria Canada, Afghanistan, Uganda, Nepal

It is also present in parts of Asiatic civilization including , Burma and in cities of Tokyo, Seoul, most notably in Middle Eastern peoples including Iran. Turkey has been an important center of Abrahamic religion. Egypt has been an important center of Abrahamic religion. Abrahamic religion is also influential in South Asian peoples including Pakistan, and Bangladesh though not so much in India. It is much in the minority among Oriental peoples such as South Korea. It is present in China. It is present in Japan. It is present in Southeast asian peoples including those of Thailand. It is present somewhat in Mainland Southeast Asian peoples including those of Vietnam. It is present in peoples of the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including Indonesia and the Philippines. It is also present in Central Asian peoples.

It is prominent in Western civilization, including Argentina. Anglic peoples can be considered. British peoples of the United Kingdom can be connected. Anglo-Americans such as the United States, Candadian, and British Caribbean peoples are useful. Anglo-australians are also significant. Latin peoples including Colombia are significant. Italic peoples including those of Italy can be connected. French peoples including France are significant. Hispanic peoples including Mexico are significant. Lusitanic peoples including Brazil are significant. Germanic peoples including those of Germany are highly significant. Northeast European peoples including Ukraine can be connected. Russia can be connected. Balkan, and Scandinavian peoples will all be examined.

It is also present in African peoples including those of South Africa. Eastern Africa including Ethiopia can be considered. West African peoples including Nigeria can be considered. Central African peoples including Congo can be connected.

It is present more recently among American Indian peoples such as in Argentina. Middle American Indian peoples including those of Mexico can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Colombia can be connected. Amazonian peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples including those of United States have generally not accepted it. Eastern North American Indian peoples and Western North American Indian peoples can be connected.

Communities

Communities such as Mexico City are important.

Social structure and change

Social change including social change factors and social change processes is important. Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution, agrarian revolution, and industrial revolution can be connected. The industrial revolution including early, middle, and late stages can be connected.

Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies may be connected. Social structure including communitiy and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, and anthropological structure will be useful.

Other Institutions

Other Religion

There are close connections with pagan religion including Asian pagan, European pagan, African pagan religion, American Indian pagan religion, and Neopagan religion. Asiatic religion including Persian religion, Indian religion, and Oriental religion can also be connected. Secularism can also be connected. Organization includes unstructured, fragmented, and highly structured varieties. This has connections with religious practice, and belief.

Government

Particular governments such as local, national, and international government are also significant. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession can be connected. Government structure including government forms, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups can be connected. Law including international law, Western law, Asiatic law, and tribal law is important.

Economics including industries, economic activity, economic systems, and companies can be connected.Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools can be connected. Abrahamic religion is connected to families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families.

Culture

Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, and recreation and entertainment is important. Cultural events including miscellaneous events, meetings, holidays, and disasters are important. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be considered. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communications technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology is a significant part of Abrahamic religion.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including the effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality and morbitity, migration, and births can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interactions, and social presentation can be connected.

Personal studies including the human body is also important. Particular biographies can be connected to Abrahamic religion. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected.

Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology may be connected to this.