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Islam a przestrzeń geograficzna – refleksja historiozoficzna
Geography of Islam – a historiosophical reflection

Author(s): Jarosław Mikołajec
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Islam studies
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: spatial organisation; Islam; Christianity; dharmic religions; Brandt Line

Summary/Abstract: Geography of world religions is not accidental. There is a spatial organisation in their occupation of particular regions. The principle Cuius regio, eius religio has universal application. Both Islam and Christianity claim the status of the final revelation. Islam, restricted by the Brandt Line to the north, the Sahara Desert to the south and dharmic religions to the east, forces Christianity out and crosses its borders, causing migration from North Africa to Europe. It is impossible to extrapolate the present trends in the number of adherents of various religions. There are no indications that any of them is going to outnumber all the others.

  • Issue Year: 139/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 145-158
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish