Abrahamic world
The term Abrahamic world refers to the parts of the world where most people follow Abrahamic religions.[1] It began in the Middle East, within which Jerusalem is considered a central Abrahamic location due to its religious importance.[2][3]
History
[edit]Ancient era
[edit]The Abrahamization of various parts of the world has been variously accompanied by the spread of Semitic cultures; in the case of Islam, the Arabic language often accompanied its spread, while in the case of the spread of Christianity, it is argued that Europe received less influence from Semitic cultures than other parts of the Abrahamic world during its initial Abrahamization due in part to the influence of Paul the Apostle.[4]
Idol worship and even non-religious figurines came to feature much less significantly throughout the newly Abrahamized regions of the world.[5]
Modern era
[edit]The rise of secularism in the modern Abrahamic world has been perceived as problematic by some Abrahamic adherents throughout the region.[6]
See also
[edit]Subregions
[edit]- Christian world (Christendom)
- Muslim world (Ummah)
- Jewish world
Other topics
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mead, Walter Russell (1 November 2000). "The End of Asia? Redefining a Changing Continent". Foreign Affairs.
- ^ Murariu, Mihai (1 September 2012). "The political uses of spatiality: temporality, telos, legitimacy". Studia Europaea. 57 (3): 169–189. Gale 305839332 ProQuest 1114308473.
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1998). "The Spiritual Significance of Jerusalem - The Islamic Vision". Islamic Quarterly. 42 (4): 233. ProQuest 1304277966.
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2009). The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity. Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-06-174660-4.[page needed]
- ^ Elsner, Jaś (2020-10-22), "The Death of the Figurine: Reflections on an Abrahamic Abstention", Figurines, Oxford University Press, pp. 130–181, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198861096.003.0005, ISBN 978-0-19-886109-6, retrieved 2024-04-22
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2009). The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity. Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-06-174660-4.[page needed]
