Ghana | Judaism - One of the first known monotheistic religions, likely dating to between 2000-1500 B.C., Judaism is the native faith of the Jewish people, based upon the belief in a covenant of responsibility between a sole omnipotent creator God and Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism's Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews expensive ceremonies and temples and relocates the primary practices into the home. Demokratische Republik Kongo | Formulated in the 1860s, it holds that God lives in all of us and strives to convert society into a paradise on earth, populated by believers transformed into intelligent moral beings with a high social conscience. Sudan | Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Zoroastrianism - Originating from the teachings of Zoroaster in about the 9th or 10th century B.C., Zoroastrianism may be the oldest continuing creedal religion. Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population. Kenia | A majority of Shia are known as "Twelvers," because they believe that the 11 familial successor imams after Muhammad culminate in a 12th Imam (al-Mahdi) who is hidden in the world and will reappear at its end to redeem the righteous. No matter how big or small the differences are, human instinct is to think that they are always right. Algerien | Catholics believe the Pope is the divinely ordered head of the Church from a direct spiritual legacy of Jesus' apostle Peter. Der Islam kommt in seiner sunnitischen Ausrichtung vor, das heißt, die meisten Muslime Ghanas folgen den Richtlinien der Maliki-Gesetzesschule. Santeria: practiced in Cuba, the merging of the Yoruba religion of Nigeria with Roman Catholicism and native Indian traditions. Darunter folgen die Anzahl der aufgenommenen Flüchtlinge (grün) und die der abgelehnten Anträge (rot). Senegal | Inuit beliefs are a form of shamanism (see below) based on animistic principles of the Inuit or Eskimo peoples. Die Priester sind auch in Fragen der traditionellen Medizin Ansprechpartner und nehmen daher vielfältige Leitungsfunktionen wahr. Zwischen fast 60 und über 70 Prozent der Ghanaer sollen zu den Christen zählen, unter denen es auch viele Afrikanische Kirchen gibt. Jain philosophy teaches non-violence and prescribes vegetarianism for monks and laity alike; its adherents are a highly influential religious minority in Indian society. 8,12. Variants    Ismaili faith: A sect of Shia Islam, its adherents are also known as "Seveners," because they believe that the rightful seventh Imam in Islamic leadership was Isma'il, the elder son of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq. Die Verbreitung des Islam vollzog sich in Westafrika etwa seit dem 9. In modern Islam, Sunnis and Shia continue to have different views of acceptable schools of Islamic jurisprudence, and who is a proper Islamic religious authority. Australien und Ozeanien | Try our corporate solution for free! Tunesien | Ghana - Ghana - Independence: Nkrumah saw independent Ghana as a spearhead for the liberation of the rest of Africa from colonial rule and the establishment of a socialist African unity under his leadership. This statistic shows the national debt of Ghana from 2015 to 2018 in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP), with projections up until 2025. Die Statistik zeigt die Bevölkerungsdichte in Ghana von 2008 bis 2018. Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Orthodox Christianity: The oldest established eastern form of Christianity, the Holy Orthodox Church, has a ceremonial head in the Bishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), also known as a Patriarch, but its various regional forms (e.g., Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox) are autocephalous (independent of Constantinople's authority, and have their own Patriarchs). Kirant: the belief system of the Kirat, a people who live mainly in the Himalayas of Nepal. Hexenlagern, vor allem im Norden des Landes.[9]. So waren 1984 folgende Religionszugehörigkeiten festzustellen: 1. By Louise Twining-Ward (World Bank - Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice, Markets & Technology Unit) Submitted on: 19 Nov, 2019. Togo | Namibia | Jehovah's Witnesses structure their faith on the Christian Bible, but their rejection of the Trinity is distinct from mainstream Christianity. Zoroastrianism is generally a closed religion and members are almost always born to Zoroastrian parents. Südafrika | [5] Wenn auch für 1966 die Zahl der Katholiken schon auf 600.000 und die der Protestanten auf 300.000 gestiegen war, so machte ihr Anteil an nunmehr 7,34 Mio. The most common figures of devotion are the gods Vishnu, Shiva, and a mother goddess, Devi. Äthiopien | English is, however, the official languageand the lingua franca of the nation. Tansania | Alle hohen Christlichen Feiertage sind nationale Feiertage geworden. In the 1950s the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, a companion scripture to the Bible, along with various pamphlets about the Church found their way to Ghana. Fertility in Ghana. It is supranational, and recognizes a hierarchical structure with the Pope, or Bishop of Rome, as its head, located at the Vatican. Komoren | Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. So kann ein verärgerter Gott durchaus eine Krankheit, Dürre oder gar den Tod verursachen. Alawites are a closed, secretive religious group who assert they are Shia Muslims, although outside scholars speculate their beliefs may have a syncretic mix with other faiths originating in the Middle East. 6,47. We-Fi WeTour Women in Tourism Enterprise Survey 2019 . Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Friday, November 27, 2020, Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2%. Shintoism has no fixed tradition of prayers or prescribed dogma, but is characterized by individual ritual. … Many protestant theologies emphasize the primary role of scripture in their faith, advocating individual interpretation of Christian texts without the mediation of a final religious authority such as the Roman Pope. Darüber hinaus ist der Nationale Geistige Rat der Bahá'í als Religionsgemeinschaft anerkannt. Confucianism: an ideology that humans are perfectible through self-cultivation and self-creation; developed from teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. Das Land grenzt im Westen an die Elfenbeinküste, östlich an Togo und im Landesinneren an Burkina Faso. Etwa 22 Prozent der Menschen glauben demnach an traditionelle Religionen, mindestens 18 Prozent sind Muslime. Basic Groupings    Catholicism (or Roman Catholicism): This is the oldest established western Christian church and the world's largest single religious body. Auch Ramadan, der islamische Fastenmonat wird über das ganze Land verteilt gefeiert. Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. Marokko | Major ethnic groups in Ghana include the Akan at 47.5% of the population, the Mole-Dagbon at 16.6%, the Ewe at 13.9%, the Ga-Dangme at 7.4%, the Gurma at 5.7%, the Guang at 3.7%, the Grusi at 2.5%, the Kusaasi at 1.2%, and the Bikpakpaam a.k.a. Modekngei: a hybrid of Christianity and ancient Palauan culture and oral traditions founded around 1915 on the island of Babeldaob. Die Fischer-Weltalmanach-Ausgaben 2011 bis 2015[3] gaben hingegen 20 % Protestanten (Presbyterianer, Methodisten, Baptisten und charismatische Bewegungen), 10 % Katholiken, 30 % Muslime und 40 % Anhänger indigener Religionen an. Von einzelnen ethnischen Gruppen werden zudem die ihrer traditionellen Religion entsprechenden Feste gefeiert. 4.3% of the population is white. Taoists believe the esoteric world is made up of a perfect harmonious balance and nature, while in the manifest world - particularly in the body - balance is distorted. In this video, a Ghanaian expert discusses Western influence in Ghana. Für die Ghanaer hängt ihre spirituelle Welt an vielen Stellen mit der realen Welt zusammen. Zur traditionellen Religion zählen häufig Opfergaben, die als Tieropfer oder auch als Blüten- oder Lebensmittelopfer vollzogen werden. Druze faith: A highly secretive tradition and a closed community that derives from the Ismaili sect of Islam; its core beliefs are thought to emphasize a combination of Gnostic principles believing that the Fatimid caliph, al-Hakin, is the one who embodies the key aspects of goodness of the universe, which are, the intellect, the word, the soul, the preceder, and the follower. Modern Judaism has three basic categories of faith: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Liberal. Respect for the kamis in nature is a key Shinto value. Other variants on Protestant Christianity, including Pentecostal movements and independent churches, may lack one or more of these elements, and their leadership and beliefs are individualized and dynamic. Vielmehr kamen Händler aus dem Norden und Osten Afrikas auf der Suche nach Gold, Elfenbein, Sklaven und Kolanüssen nach Westafrika. Die meisten der ghanaischen Muslime leben im Norden des Landes. Ghana has a land mass of 238,535 km2, with 2,093 kilometres of international land borders. 71,2 Prozent der Bevölkerung. Guinea-Bissau | Jahrhundert und hatte seine Ursache weniger in einer planvollen Missionierungsarbeit. The Catholic Church has a comprehensive theological and moral doctrine specified for believers in its catechism, which makes it unique among most forms of Christianity. To put our statistical findings in context we visited Ghana in July 2007. Today, though a minority, Zoroastrians remain primarily in Iran, India (where they are known as Parsi), and Pakistan. Nach Angaben des Auswärtigen Amtes[1] verteilt sich die Bevölkerung gegenwärtig folgendermaßen: In Ghana gehören ca. Islamischer Fundamentalismus, wie er sich im Nahen Osten und bis nach Nigeria ausgebreitet hat, ist im Land nicht vorhanden, da hier alle Religionen friedlich nebeneinander existieren. Republik Kongo | Mali | The Shia believe Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, was the only divinely ordained Imam (religious leader), while the Sunni maintain the first three caliphs after Muhammad were also legitimate authorities. Insbesondere mit dem traditionellen Glauben vermischen sich die christlichen Hauptströmungen und Sekten ebenso wie der Islam. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Haitian and Louisiana Voodoo, which have included more Catholic practices, are separate from West African Vodun, which has retained a focus on spirit worship.Non-religious     Agnosticism: the belief that most things are unknowable.