Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajivikas | India | - | - | - | - | 300 C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 19. | "As noted, the Ajivikas remained active and visible after the death of Maskarin Gosala [ca. 485 B.C.]. Epigraphic evidence and imperial donations of cave-monasteries to the Ajivikas indicate numerical and geographical expansion in the period of the Mauryan Dynasty (third century A.D.). Thereafter, however, the Ajivikas apparently became steadily less in number and influence in Northern India, dying out by the Gupta era (fourth century A.D.). " |
| Ajivikas | India | - | - | - | - | 1300 C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 19. | "Ajivikas... An ascetic movement in India (sixth century B.C. to fourteenth century A.D.) which was noted for its strict determinism. Its leader/founder was named Maskarin Gosala... " |
| Ajivikas | India | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1399 C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 19. | "...in Northern India, dying out by the Gupta era (fourth century A.D.). In the South [of India], in eastern Mysore and the Tamil country, the Ajivikas remained active for another millennium... the Dravidian Ajivikas began to develop ideas that may have led to their assimilation into other movements, or they may have simply fallen into such disfavor that the movement eventually disintegrated. In any case, by the end of the fourteenth century A.D., they had passed from the scene. " |
| Ajivikas | world | - | - | - | - | -500 B.C.E. | Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996); pg. 48-49. | "The Ajivikas have disappeared along with their sacred texts... they were founded by Makkhali Gosala during the same period that Jainism and Buddhism developed (6th-5th centuries BC) and that they were fatalists who believed they were at the mercy of a cosmic power they called niyati. Liberation came only after a preset number of reincarnations, the last of which was as a monk of their ascetical order. Perhaps because of this fatalistic philosophy, it has been suggested, the Ajivikas simply depressed themselves out of existence. " |
| Aka | Africa | 30,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 11. | "Aka: Alternate Names: Pygmies; tropical forest foragers; Biaka; Bayaka; Bambenzele; Location: Tropical forests of southern Central African Republic and northern Congo; Population: 30,000; Language: Diaka; Religion: Indigenous beliefs. " |
| Akan | Ghana | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Akan | Ghana | 7,920,000 | 44.00% | - | - | 1999 | Barnett, Jeanie M. Ghana ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999); pg. 24. | "The Akan are Ghana's largest ethnic group. About 44% of Ghana's 18 million people belong to the Akan and its subgroups, such as the Asante, Akyem, Akwapim, Akwamu, Agona, Kwahu, Denkyira, Nzema, Brong, Krobo, and Fante. The Akan-related people live primarily in the southern half of the country, and have had the longest contact with Europeans and Western life-styles. All Akan speak a common language called Twi, but each ethnic subgroup has its own dialect... " |
| Akposo | Togo | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Alacaluf | Argentina | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968); pg. viii. | "The Yahgan, Alacaluf, and Ona of Tierra del Fuego, who endured the world's worst climate for countless generations and are known to have numbered in the thousands, have almost totally disappeared. The few individuals who can still be traced are highly acculturated; they have become almost wholly detached from their native customs and traditions. " |
| Alacaluf | Chile | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 702. | Chapter: "South American Tribal Religions "; map: "Tribal Locations " |
| Alamo Christian Foundation | California | - | - | 1 unit |
1 country |
1969 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 251. | "Music Square Church... Alma, AK [H.Q.] History: Music Square Church (also known as the Holy Alamo Christian Church Consecrated) began in 1969 as a street ministry in Hollywood, California, by Susan Alamo... an independent Pentecostal minister, and Tony Alamo... They began a ministry in Hollywood in the mid-1960s and opened a church there in 1969 where their first converts gathered. The church was originally known as the Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation, but in 1981 Music Square Church was incorporated and in 1982 superceded the foundation. " |
| Alamo Christian Foundation | world | 750 | - | - | - | 1980 | Rudin, James A. & Marcia R. Rudin. Prison or Paradise: The New Religious Cults; Fortress Press: Philadelphia (1980); pg. 58. | "Bob Kitchener is one of hundreds of young people--estimates range from two hundred to seven hundred fifty--in the Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation, one of the surviving Jesus People movements from the 1960s. " |
| Alamo Christian Foundation | world | 400 | - | 6 units |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 251. | "Music Square Church... Holy Alamo Christian Church Consecrated... Membership: In 1988 the Church had approximately 400 members and six churches. " |
| Alar | Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Alaska Yearly Meeting | Alaska | 2,860 | - | 11 units |
- | 1981 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Quakers (Friends); pg. 319. | "Alaska Yearly Meeting... Kotzebue, AK [H.Q.]... fully independent... Membership: In 1981 there were 11 congregations and 2,860 members. " |
| Alaska Yearly Meeting | world | 2,860 | - | 11 units |
1 country |
1981 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: European Free-Church Family; section: Quakers (Friends); pg. 319. | "Alaska Yearly Meeting... Membership: In 1981 there were 11 congregations and 2,860 members. " |
| Alaskan Athabaskans | USA | 13,738 | - | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* web site: "American West "; web page: "Indian Tribes - Population Rankings " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Table: "Native American Tribes: Population Rankings of the 30 largest tribes in the U.S. according to the 1990 census report (U.S. Department of Commerce) "; NOTE: These are tribal affiliation figures, not religious preference figures. |
| Alawi | Middle East | - | - | - | - | 1992 | Ovendale, Ritchie. The Longman Companion to The Middle East since 1914. London & New York: Longman (1992); pg. 215. | "Alawites (Alawis) (Nusseiris): Possibly the remnants of the Canaanite people from ancient times, they were little influenced by Christianity or Islam, but adhered to the Ismaili sect in the Middle Ages though broke away from it later. Only the initiated know the beliefs of the sect which hinge on a trinity of Ali, Muhammad, and one of the Prophet's companions. Small sections of the community live in Turkey and Lebanon but most are settled on the Syrian coast. The Alawite region was granted autonomy under the mandate for Syria, but this was ended when the French left at the end of the Second World War... form a disproportionately large part of the officer corps. President Asad is an Alawite. " |
| Alawi | Syria | - | - | - | - | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 11). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1470. | "There have been splits among the Ismailites. The Aga Khan, head of one section, is invested with an element of divinity. The Nusayrites in north Syria broke off from the main stream, a notable feature of their doctrine being belief in Ali's divinity. " |
| Alawi | Syria | 1,471,500 | 15.00% | - | - | 1983 | Tarr, David R. & Bryan R. Daves (editors). The Middle East (6th Ed.); Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. (1986); pg. 180. | "Population: 9,810,000. Religion: 87% Moslem, 13% Christian. "; "Although Alawis comprise less than 15% of the population as a whole, they represent a majority in the coastal province of Latakia (although not in the city) " |
| Alawi | Syria | 1,351,500 | 12.75% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | "Approx. 10.6 million in 1986, incl. about 250,000 Palestinian refugees. About 13 to 15 percent of Muslims are Alawis; less than 1 percent, Shias; and remainder, Sunnis. " |
| Alawi | Syria | 1,215,500 | 9.35% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 724-725. | "Location: Syria; Population: about 13 million "; Pg. 725: "The majority religion in Syria is Islam: 85% of the population is Muslim (80-85% Sunni, 11% Alawi)... " |
| Alawi | Syria | 1,400,000 | 12.00% | - | 1 country |
1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 29-30. | " 'Alawis: Alternate Names: 'Alawite; Location: Syria; Population: 1.4 million; Religion: Secret 'Alawi faith "; "There are about 1.4 million 'Alawis in the world today, most of them concentrated in the Latakia province on the western coast of Syria... Over 60% of the rural population along the coast in the Latakia province is 'Alawi. The largest ethnoreligious minority group in Syria, 'Alawis make up 12% of the total Syrian population. " |
| Alawi | world | 1,400,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 29-30. | " 'Alawis: Alternate Names: 'Alawite; Location: Syria; Population: 1.4 million; Religion: Secret 'Alawi faith "; "There are about 1.4 million 'Alawis in the world today, most of them concentrated in the Latakia province on the western coast of Syria... " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | California | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Canada | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Connecticut | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Connecticut | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Florida | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Massachusetts | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Michigan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Michigan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | New Jersey | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | North America | 350 | - | - | - | 1907 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 34. | "The first formal Druze society [in U.S.] was established by some young men of Seattle, Washington, in 1907. They formed the first of several chapters of an organization they called Albakourat al-Durzeyat, which altogether attracted over 305 members... " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | North America | - | - | 10 units |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | North America | - | - | 12 units |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Ohio | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Oklahoma | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Ontario | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Saskatchewan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Tennessee | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Texas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | USA | - | - | 10 units |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | USA | - | - | 10 units |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Virginia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Virginia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1989 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993); pg. 180. | "The May 1989 issue of Our Heritage [p. 21] lists the now 12 Mashaykhat al-'Aql [Druze] in the U.S. & Canada as follows: " Escondido, Cal.; Reseda, Cal.; Edmonton, Sask.; Missusauga, Ont.; Bethal, Conn.; Middletown, Conn.; Titusville, Fla.; North Adams, Mass.; Fenton, Mich.; Paramus, N.J.; Houston, Tex.; Mclean, Va. |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | Washington, D.C. | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albakourat al-Durzeyat | West Virginia | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1938 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993). [Orig. source: Henry Flehan, "History of A.D.S., " Our Heritage 2, no. 2 (June 1982 1982): 10-13,48]; pg. 34, 181. | "Albakourat al-Durzeyat held its first national convention in 1914, and by the late 1930s the organization numbered ten branches. "; pg. 181: "These branches, in order of establishment, were in Cleveland; Detroit; Waterbury, Conn.; Princeton, W. Va.; Kingsport, Tenn.; Charleston, W. Va.; Houston, Tex.; Hopewell, Va.; Washington, D.C.; & Oklahoma City, Ok. To qualify to form a branch a local group needed to have at least 10 members. " |
| Albani-Sinai Orthodox | world | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* OPPOSING VIEW (anti-) web page: "Orthodox " (viewed 26 Feb. 1999) | "Autocephalus Churches: Russia (88 mill.), Romania (17 mill.), Greece (8 mill.), Servia (7 mill.), Bulgaria (6 Mill.), Georgia (1 mill.), Poland (0.6 mill.), Cyprus (0.5 mill.), Czechoislovakia (0.2 mill.), Albania, Sinai (0.1 mill.).... " |
| Albanian | Bosnia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Black, Eric. Bosnia: Fractured Region. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co. (1999); pg. 14. | "Bosnia also includes a small number of Jews, Roma... and Albanians... " |
| Albanian | Kosova | 1,800,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site; web page: "Kosova " (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). | "Kosova is situated in the southern territory of former Yugoslavia and borders with Serbia, Albania, Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The capital is Pristina. Area: 10,887 km2. The population is around 2 million of whom about 90% are Albanians. The remaining 10% include Serb and Muslims, Montenegrins, Turks, Croats and Gypsies. The Albanians in Kosova are descendants of the ancient Illyrian tribe of the Dardanians, who lived in Kosova from ancient times. Serbian attachment to Kosova originates in the Middle Ages, when Kosova was the 'cradle' of the Serb and of its Serbian Orthodox Church. " |
| Albanian | Kosovo | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1999 | Black, Eric. Bosnia: Fractured Region. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co. (1999); pg. 51. | "Kosovo lies between the main part of Serbia and Albania. The region's population is 90% ethnic Albanian and 10% Serbian. " |
| Albanian | Macedonia | 800,000 | 40.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Gamming, Jenny. They have a flag-but no country " in Swedish Expressen, 17 Aug. 1997. (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site. Translated by SSF/Goran Hansson. | "There are 800,000 ethnic Albanians in Macedonia. They represent about 40% of the total population of Macedonia and live mainly in western Macedonia, which belonged to Albania until 1945. Since 1992, when Macedonia left Yugoslavia, the Slavic majority in the country has dominated the Albanian population. " |
| Albanian | Macedonia | 800,000 | 40.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site; web page: "Albanians in Macedonia " (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). | "There are 800,000 ethnic Albanians in Macedonia who live mainly in western Macedonia, which belonged to Albania until 1945. In this area the Albanians are the original inhabitants. Ethnic Diversity: Since 1992, when Macedonia left Yugoslavia, the Slavic majority in the country has dominated the Albanian population, who represents 50% of the total population of Macedonia. Albanians represent 40% and remaining 10% of the population is formed by a combination of Turks, Vlasies, Roma and Bulgars. Languages: Albanian. Organisations: Albanians are represented in the Macedonin Parliament by deputies of the party of Democratic Prosperity (PPD) and the People Democratic Party (PDP). " |
| Albanian Orthodox | Albania | 650,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Albanian Orthodox | Albania | 659,951 | 20.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%. Total pop.:3,299,757. Note: all mosques/churches closed in 1967 -- religious observances prohibited; Nov. 1990: Albania began allowing private religious practice |
| Albanian Orthodox | Albania | 666,151 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%. Total pop.: 3,330,754 (July 1998 est.) |
| Albanian Orthodox | Australia | 68 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Albanian Orthodox | USA | 45,250 | - | - | - | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 180. | "There are 45,250 members in two groups--the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America. The Archdiocese group is larger, with 40,000 members. " |
| Albanian Orthodox | USA | 45,250 | - | - | - | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America | Connecticut | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America.'] |
| Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America | Massachusetts | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America.'] |
| Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America | Michigan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America.'] |
| Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America | New York | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America.'] |
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