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 This new edition features a vast range of new and previously unpublished data on the current global situation of Christianity, on religion in general, and on the political, demographic, economic, and social characteristics of the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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... 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 5525 Ulster Irish 1.00000 36,092 37,302 5526 Urdu 0.05000 1,805 1,865 5527 Welsh 0.20000 7,218 7,460 ...
... 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 5525 Ulster Irish 1.00000 36,092 37,302 5526 Urdu 0.05000 1,805 1,865 5527 Welsh 0.20000 7,218 7,460 ...
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... Italy . Also in Monaco , Corsica ( France ) . All adequately bilingual in Standard Italian D - RCC Sard , Sardarese . Central Sardinia . Second official language of Sardinia after Standard Italian . D✩RCC Milan , Lombardy , northern Italy ...
... Italy . Also in Monaco , Corsica ( France ) . All adequately bilingual in Standard Italian D - RCC Sard , Sardarese . Central Sardinia . Second official language of Sardinia after Standard Italian . D✩RCC Milan , Lombardy , northern Italy ...
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... Italian 84.00 100 C 71 30 51 - AABR NAPOLETANO cluster 1 2 12,077,358 10,806,688 81.20 100 C 24 51 - AABR - a umbro ... Italian : Piedmontese * 43 Oc .. 17498 pn . Oc .. 17509 PN . 1834-1861 1835 Oc ... 17510 pn . Oc .. 17520 Pn . 1860 ...
... Italian 84.00 100 C 71 30 51 - AABR NAPOLETANO cluster 1 2 12,077,358 10,806,688 81.20 100 C 24 51 - AABR - a umbro ... Italian : Piedmontese * 43 Oc .. 17498 pn . Oc .. 17509 PN . 1834-1861 1835 Oc ... 17510 pn . Oc .. 17520 Pn . 1860 ...