30/09/2022

The Cultural Atlas has announced it has expanded its online directory offering to include detailed profiles of eight of Australia's most observed religions.[1]

The update sees profiles on Roman Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Therav da Buddhism and Mah y na Buddhism added to the popular online resource.

The Cultural Atlas was developed by SBS in partnership with digital platform Incluude as part of the SBS Inclusion Program, and has become one of SBS's most visited websites, receiving over 4.5 million unique visitors each year. It is designed for government, educational, business and community groups providing them comprehensive information on the cultural background of Australia's many diverse communities.

The Cultural Atlas has become the go-to source of information for a large range of organisations seeking to better understand Australia's increasing diversity among communities. It is fantastic to see these religion profiles being added to the Atlas which already explores more than 70 cultures, said Leon Coningham SBS's Head of Distribution.

The aim of The Cultural Atlas is to improve social cohesion and promote inclusion in an increasingly culturally diverse society through creating better understanding, said Luke Latimer, MD of Incluude.

The new religion profiles provide detailed and reliable information including key figures, historical and geographical details as well as the doctrines, philosophies, social structure/institutions and rituals/practises for each religion.

The Cultural Atlas also includes the key dates, events and festivals of each of the eight religions including a description of how the events are practised.

All published content in the Cultural Atlas is the result of a collective effort between researchers, editors and members of the Australian community that have cross-cultural identities or familiarities. Further religious profiles are in development with the Sikhism religious profile well advanced.

To receive updates on new profiles and additions to The Cultural Atlas you can sign up here.

For a PDF version of this media release click here.

[1] ABS, Census 2021, Religious Affiliation https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/religious-affiliation-australia

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