![]() ![]() The Great Schism of the 11th century and Reformation of the 16th century tore apart Christendom into hostile factions, and following the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, atheism and agnosticism have spread across Europe. Despite this, traditions of folk religion continued at all times, largely independent from institutional religion or dogmatic theology. This confrontation led to the Crusades, which ultimately failed militarily, but were an important step in the emergence of a European identity based on religion. The notion of "Europe" and the " Western World" has been intimately connected with the concept of " Christendom", and many even consider Christianity as the unifying belief that created a European identity, especially since Christianity in the Middle East was marginalized by the rise of Islam from the 8th century. During the Early Middle Ages, most of Europe underwent Christianization, a process essentially complete with the Christianization of Scandinavia in the High Middle Ages. The Roman Empire officially adopted Christianity in AD 380. Bronze and Iron Age religion in Europe as elsewhere was predominantly polytheistic ( Ancient Greek religion, Ancient Roman religion, Basque mythology, Finnish paganism, Celtic polytheism, Germanic paganism, etc.). Little is known about the prehistoric religion of Neolithic Europe. Smaller religions include Indian religions, Judaism, and some East Asian religions, which are found in their largest groups in Britain, France, and Kalmykia. Modern revival movements of these religions include Heathenism, Rodnovery, Romuva, Druidry, Wicca, and others. Ancient European religions included veneration for deities such as Zeus. In Southeastern Europe, three countries ( Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Albania) have Muslim majorities, with Christianity being the second-largest religion in those countries. However, irreligion and practical secularisation are also prominent in some countries. The largest religion in Europe is Christianity. Religion has been a major influence on the societies, cultures, traditions, philosophies, artistic expressions and laws within present-day Europe. You may use the Euratlas images and maps, as they are available on the websites and, for educational or illustration purposes but you must mention the source in that way: © 2010 Christos Nussli, No commercial use is allowed.Importance of Religion in Europe (results of a 2008/2009 Gallup poll) Predominance of Christianity in countries across Europe (2010) However, if you want to perform highly detailed searches, we recommand the program Euratlas Periodis Expert available by direct download or as a CD-ROM, with a very high zoom level and a search index or Euratlas Periodis Basic with a 6000 % zoom factor. ![]() French and German versions of this historical atlas are also provided and you can view them by clicking on the small flags at the top of the pages. Navigation through the atlas is easy: on the left side of the pages, you simply need to choose a century for temporal navigation. Thus you can highlight in red each sovereign state and in green each dependent entity. Moreover, each map offers a historical gazetteer. Here, on the left, are 21 mini-maps giving access to 21 full maps and to 84 quarters of maps with more detailed views of the states, provinces and main cities. Europe in Year 1 Sequential maps on the same base map of Europe and the Near East, which are facilitating comparisonĮuratlas Periodis Web shows the history of Europe through a sequence of 21 historical maps, every map depicting the political situation at the end of each century. ![]()
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