--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/26/06 9:02:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > A good point. Can you point to any other religion on > > the planet that has a nation specifically reserved > > as (or even considered as) "home" to members of that > > religion? > > Not sure, but some Native American tribal religions > might qualify, at least in terms of certain regions > of what became the United States. It may be true > of some African tribal religions as well, perhaps > others here and there. > > The thing is that Jews are historically a *tribe*, > rather than just a group of folks who believe in > the same religion (and the tribe includes secular > Jews). Tribes do tend to have homelands. > > I would bet Hindus would consider India their traditional homeland.
Dunno. Of the world's 900 million Hindus, about 890 million live in India, so clearly the vast majority would. But there are also other countries (albeit much smaller, obviously) with traditional Hindu cultures. >From Wikipedia: Significant numbers of Hindus reside in Bali, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Guyana, Nepal, Mauritius, Suriname, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago. In Nepal and Bali, Hinduism is the major religion, and is still reflected in the traditional culture and architecture. There are also sizeable Hindu populations in Sri Lanka (1.42 million)[25], Pakistan (2 million)[26], Malaysia (1.5 million)[27], United States (766,000)[28], South Africa (654,714)[29], the Middle East (1.4 million)[30] and the United Kingdom (558,342)[31]. Would Nepalese and Balinese Hindus consider India their traditional homeland? I don't know. It seems to me the "homeland" issue arises mainly when there's been a major diaspora of a tribal or ethnic group with an associated religion. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
