ReligionThe 18th century

Religion in the 18th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change, narrowed to the 18th century — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 1700 to 1767. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
1700
Latest
1767
Africa
2
South America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Ghana

    Okomfo Anokye and the Golden Stool

    By Asante tradition the priest Okomfo Anokye called the Golden Stool from the sky onto Osei Tutu's lap, declaring it the dwelling of the nation's soul — the sacred emblem of Asante unity and kingship.

    Era: The Asante Empire and the Golden Stool

    Sources: Golden Stool · Wikipedia, Osei Kofi Tutu (c. 1680–1717) · BlackPast.org, Asante Empire · Wikipedia

  2. Africa

    Guinea

    Fulani jihad founds the Imamate of Futa Jallon

    Fulani pastoralists and Muslim traders rise against the non-Muslim chiefdoms of the Futa Jallon highlands, founding an Islamic theocratic state governed by sharia.

    Era: The Imamate of Futa Jallon

    Sources: Imamate of Futa Jallon · Wikipedia, Karamokho Alfa · Wikipedia, Guinea — History · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. South America

    Paraguay

    Expulsion of the Jesuits

    Charles III expels the Jesuits from Spanish America; the Guarani missions are abandoned and fall into ruin, their populations scattered.

    Era: The Jesuit Missions and the Colonial Province

    Sources: Paraguay: The colonial period · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue · UNESCO World Heritage Centre