Thursday, December 21, 2006

Age of Enlightenment

So, ... my brother sent me a link to a webpage that shows how the influence of religion has perpetuated the spread of war. It asks: "How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds?" Click here for a full screen view.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You know what I would like to see? A map that shows the wars of conquest and other atrocities that occurred over the same time span and geographic area, in sink with this chronology.

Love, Walt