Religion (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

Culture can largely be defined by religion. Therefore, understanding of any geo-political situations relies on understanding of religion.

This page aims to describe major religions of the Principia Moderni III universe, as well as elaborating notable trends and changes that differ from OTL.

World Map



 * Roman Catholicism is yellow


 * Western Church is gold


 * Sedevacantist is pale yellow


 * Eastern Orthodoxy is orange


 * Oriental Orthodox sub-branches are burnt orange


 * Protestantism is red


 * Sunni Islam is lime green


 * Ibadiyya Islam is dark green


 * Hinduism is sky blue


 * Buddhism is dark blue


 * Bon Religion is pale blue


 * Mongolian Buddhism is grey-blue


 * Confucianism is purple


 * Shintoism is violet.


 * Other "pagan" religions are pink; the Mesoamerican pantheon is light pink, the South American pantheon is hot pink, the North American pantheon is fuchsia, and the African pantheons are all dark pink.

Islam
Islam is a religion that originated in the 600s AD in Arabia. It holds that there is one god, Allah, and Allah spoke to the people through a series of prophets, including Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and ultimately Mohammed.

Sunni
Sunni Islam is  the largest form of Islam as far as followers, recognition, and political power goes. All four major Muslim states (the Ottomans, Mamluks, Golden Horde, and Timurids) embrace Sunni Islam as the official state religion.

Sunni Islam was based around recognition of Abu Bakr as the First Caliph and the heir to Mohammed.

Assafi
Assafi Islam is a new form of Islam, based out of traditional Sunni Islam, but embracing a more westernized and liberalized form of practice. It has its origins in Yemen, where Saadiq Assaf, the Holy Caliph of Revelation, was born. Assaf fled to Alexandria to teach his ideas, which caught on and inspired republicanism in the Mamluk Sultanate.

It is currently practiced in the Mashriq.