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''' | '''Iceland''' is a country in North Europe. | ||
* See [[Icelandic]] -/- [[Icelandic language]] -/- [[Icelandic Scholarship]] -- [[Icelandic Scholars]] -/- [[Icelandic Fiction]] -- [[Icelandic Authors]] | |||
==Jews, Christians, and Muslims in | |||
==Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Iceland== | |||
Pagan Iceland was Christianized around the year 1000. During the Reformation, Iceland adopted Lutheranism. | Pagan Iceland was Christianized around the year 1000. During the Reformation, Iceland adopted Lutheranism. | ||
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Today, the overwhelming majority of Icelandic population (75-80%) is Lutheran, with only small minorities of other Christian denominations. | Today, the overwhelming majority of Icelandic population (75-80%) is Lutheran, with only small minorities of other Christian denominations. | ||
The presence of Muslims has recently increased as the | The presence of Muslims has recently increased as the result of immigration. Only a handful of Jews live in Iceland. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland Wikipedia] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iceland Wikipedia (Religion in Iceland)] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland Wikipedia (Iceland)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iceland Wikipedia (Religion in Iceland)] | ||
[[Category:Index (database)]] | [[Category:Index (database)]] | ||
[[Category:Countries (database)]] | [[Category:Countries (database)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:14, 24 May 2013
Iceland is a country in North Europe.
- See Icelandic -/- Icelandic language -/- Icelandic Scholarship -- Icelandic Scholars -/- Icelandic Fiction -- Icelandic Authors
Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Iceland
Pagan Iceland was Christianized around the year 1000. During the Reformation, Iceland adopted Lutheranism.
Neither Judaism nor Islam have historical roots in Iceland.
Contemporary times
Today, the overwhelming majority of Icelandic population (75-80%) is Lutheran, with only small minorities of other Christian denominations.
The presence of Muslims has recently increased as the result of immigration. Only a handful of Jews live in Iceland.
External links
Pages in category "Iceland"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.