religion in Asia
Let an agent describe religion in Asia with official and survey statistics and attribution, explain the distribution of major traditions, describe legal frameworks and freedom of religion by country, and present contested regional situations neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe religion in Asia with official and survey statistics and attribution, explain the distribution of major traditions, describe legal frameworks and freedom of religion by country, and present contested regional situations neutrally.
The religious landscape of Asia, the birthplace of all major world religions, where Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto and many indigenous traditions are practised by over four billion people, with Islam the largest religion by adherents, Hinduism concentrated in India and Nepal, Buddhism across East and Southeast Asia, Christianity strong in the Philippines and South Korea, and religiously unaffiliated populations large in China and Japan; regional situations such as religion in Kashmir or Islam in Iraq involve contested histories treated with attribution.
What it is for: Not applicable; a descriptive topic.
It can be relay statistics with sources; explain distribution of traditions; describe legal frameworks; present contested situations neutrally.
Distinguishing features
Origin of world religions
Extreme diversity
Large unaffiliated populations
Varied state-religion relations
What it looks like
Not a visible object; temples, mosques, churches and shrines across the continent.
Physical character
Muslims in Asia: about 1.2 billion people - Pew estimates
Hindus in Asia: about 1.1 billion people - Pew estimates
Buddhists in Asia: about 500 million people - Pew estimates
How it is recognised
Religious landscape of Asia
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, East Asian traditions, unaffiliated
Religion in specific countries and regions are narrower topics
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is located in - the continent
includes - the largest religion in Asia
is measured by - among other sources
In practice
Families and kinds
Islam in Asia, including Islam in Iraq and Indonesia
Hinduism in Asia
Buddhism in Asia
Christianity in Asia
Sikhism, Jainism and other Indian religions
Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto and folk religions
Baha i Faith and other minorities
religion by region such as Kashmir
Standards and regulation
National constitutions and religion laws
International human rights law on freedom of religion
Registration and blasphemy laws in some countries
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting contested situations as settled
Stale or unsourced statistics
Disrespectful presentation of any tradition
Overgeneralising across a diverse continent
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Describe Landscape.
Sources.
Overview
Overview.
Overview
Overview.
- What is the religious composition of Asia and its regions, from surveys and censuses? measurement
- Is the figure current and sourced? boundary
Traditions
Traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- How are the major traditions distributed, and how do they describe themselves? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific religion or country? action
Law Law and freedom.
Regulation.
Frameworks
State-religion relations.
Frameworks
Frameworks.
- How do Asian states relate to religion, from secular to state religion models? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Freedom
Freedom of religion.
Freedom
Freedom.
- What do reports say about freedom of religion and minority situations, with sources attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Regions Contested regions.
Attribution.
Kashmir
Religion in Kashmir.
Kashmir
Kashmir.
- How do sources describe the religious composition and history of Kashmir, with claims attributed to the parties? provenance
- Is the territorial dispute presented neutrally? boundary
Iraq
Islam in Iraq.
Iraq
Iraq.
- How do sources describe Sunni, Shia and other communities in Iraq, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits religion in Iraq? action
Context History and trends.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did religions originate and spread across Asia? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of religion? action
Trends
Trends.
Trends
Trends.
- What trends in affiliation, revival and secularisation do researchers report? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should religion by country be the primary linked entries?
- How should survey and census sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming religions by region and a contested territory; should they be split off?