World Christian Encyclopedia: The world by segments : religions, peoples, languages, cities, topicsDavid B. Barrett Oxford University Press, 2001 The comprehensive overview of the world's largest religion in all its many versions and in both its religious and secular contexts. The Encyclopedia presents and analyzes an unmatched wealth of information about the extent, status, and characteristics of twentieth-century Christianity worldwide. It takes full account of Christianity's ecclesiastical branches, subdivisions, and denominations, and treats Christianity in relation to other faiths and the secular realm. It offers an unparalleled comparative study of churches and religions throughout the modern world. This new edition features a vast range of new and previously unpublished data on the current global situation of Christianity, on religion in general, and on the political, demographic, economic, and social characteristics of the world's cultures and peoples in 238 countries. Each volume is filled with essential information, from historical surveys of denominations to country-by-country profiles of churches and believers. The text sets the cxurrent status of Christianity into a rich historical context, and assesses current trends and future directions. Many tables, charts, diagrams, photographs, a directory of names and organizations, a glossary, index, and other features ensure accessbility for specialists and non-specialists alike. The Encyclopedia will be of great value to academics of many disciplines, clergy, administrators, and those who work in Christian and other religious organizations around the world, as well as to anyone interested in current affairs. |
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... Gypsy 0.48000 17,324 2,548,425 996,869 17,905 5519 Irish Traveller ( Gypsy ) 0.16100 5,811 6,006 5520 Italian 0.03000 1,083 1,119 1,321 5521 Jewish 0.04800 1,732 1,791 2,114 CMT35 0.02700 974 1,007 0.01000 361 373 0.80000 28,873 29,842 ...
... Gypsy 0.48000 17,324 2,548,425 996,869 17,905 5519 Irish Traveller ( Gypsy ) 0.16100 5,811 6,006 5520 Italian 0.03000 1,083 1,119 1,321 5521 Jewish 0.04800 1,732 1,791 2,114 CMT35 0.02700 974 1,007 0.01000 361 373 0.80000 28,873 29,842 ...
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... Gypsy ( Rom ) 0.01300 5,019 5,039 9708 Macedonian 0.02000 7,722 7,753 9709 Polish ( Pole , Silesian ) 89.95950 34,733,519 34,872,877 35,146,428 9710 Polish Gypsy 0.10000 38,610 38,765 0.09200 35,521 35,664 9712 Russian 0.20000 77,220 ...
... Gypsy ( Rom ) 0.01300 5,019 5,039 9708 Macedonian 0.02000 7,722 7,753 9709 Polish ( Pole , Silesian ) 89.95950 34,733,519 34,872,877 35,146,428 9710 Polish Gypsy 0.10000 38,610 38,765 0.09200 35,521 35,664 9712 Russian 0.20000 77,220 ...
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... Gypsy ( Dzambazi ) 12427 Bulgar 12428 Circassian 12429 Croat 12430 Esperanto 12448 Serbian Rom Gypsy 12449 Sinti Gypsy ( Manush ) 68,850 11,893 4,097 29,372 1,116 56,714 221,850 34,065 24,208 58,619 98 198,649 191,249 1.86736 152,999 ...
... Gypsy ( Dzambazi ) 12427 Bulgar 12428 Circassian 12429 Croat 12430 Esperanto 12448 Serbian Rom Gypsy 12449 Sinti Gypsy ( Manush ) 68,850 11,893 4,097 29,372 1,116 56,714 221,850 34,065 24,208 58,619 98 198,649 191,249 1.86736 152,999 ...