4.7 Local Civilization

THE ‘GLOBAL’ CIVILIZATION OF ‘LOCAL’ CIVILIZATIONS

On the face of it, the preface ‘global’ to ‘local’ seems self-contradictory. But the reason to club this worldwide practice may have some merit. We shall however leave that discussion to those with more specialized knowledge of religions and social traditions. But two developments strike us to be important. Firstly, all civilizations referred to as local or some folk religions have certain commonalities in their worldview. Secondly, and that might be more relevant to our focus on global international relations, is the fact that local religions have switched their affiliations rather rapidly to both Christianity and Islam. The switch has been most notable in Sub-Sahara Africa.

The Following trends data would explain the narrative.

Table # 1 Global Presence of Local Civilizations

REGION WISE

(across ten regions of the Global Barometer)

Table # 2 Percent share in the Ten World-wide Regions

REGIONAL SEGMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL PRESENCE OF “LOCAL RELIGIONS” CIVILIZATION

As for the latest position (year:2020) the Zonal Breakdown as per G & G Global/ Civilizational Barometer is the following

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD-WIDE LOCAL RELIGIONS

Table # 3 Regional Distribution of Local Religion

EXAMPLES

Query 1: Given the notable Switching behavior from local religions in Sub-Sahara Africa, can different sub- regions of Sub- Sahara Africa?

Global Local Civilizations Dashboard