Religious Diversity in the ASEAN RegionSyllabus of the Subject - Religious Diversity in the ASEAN: Strength or Threat?
Religions of the ASEAN Countries The Subject “Religious diversity in the ASEAN” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School: Course: Islam & Business. Doctorate (DIB): Asian Business, Ethics, Religion & Business. Masters (MIB): International Business, Foreign Trade, Religions & Business. Learning materials in Religions of the ASEAN Countries. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar) are not a homogeneous block: Political. In the ASEAN Region (Southeast Asia), cohabits democratic regimes with authoritarian or military dictatorships (Myanmar). Ethnical. In the ASEAN Countries, there are local born Chinese, Arabic, or Hindu citizens Socio-economic Development. From the economic point of view, there are huge differences between the ASEAN-6 economies and the four CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam). Religious.
About 42% of the ASEAN population is Muslim (mostly Sunni), then follow by Buddhism (18%) and Christianity (17%). Linguistic. Although the official language of the ASEAN is English practically every country or even region, speaks a different language.
* thousands of people. If we compare the ASEAN with, for example, the European Union; it is easy to see that the European Union could be considered almost as a monolithic block from the religious point of view. (c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023) |