Religion (Fidem Pacis)

Religions in the world of Fidem Pacis are divided among several major belief systems. The religion with the largest number of adherents is Islam, which is predominant in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Leifria.

Christianity was once the dominant religion in Europe and the Middle East, but from the 7th century onwards it lost millions of believers to Islam. Today it is confined mainly to Scandinavia and North Leifria, but small populations of Christians are still to be found all over the world.

Buddhism is the main religion of Asia, the Pacific and western North Leifria. Originating in India, it spread to China and East Asia and was later adopted by the Mongols. In much of central Asia it coexists with traditional shamanistic beliefs, producing a unique spiritual combination that is constantly finding new believers in Buddhist-minority countries.

Other world faiths include Zoroastrianism, the traditional religion of Iran; Hinduism, whose adherents are found in scattered communities all over South Asia; Judaism, which has mostly been tolerated in Muslim-majority areas but has never been a powerful force in its own right; and many traditional religions of native tribes in Africa and Leifria.