This book examines the extent and causes of contemporary religious persecution and conflict.

Created by two of the field's leading experts, this unique introduction to international religious demography outlines the challenges in interpreting data on religious adherence, and presents a contemporary portrait of global religious belief.

• Offers the first comprehensive overview of the field of international religious demography - detailing what we know about religious adherents around the world, and how we know it
• Examines religious freedom and diversity, including agnostics and atheists, on a global scale, highlighting trends over the past 100 years and projecting...