Describe the religious geography of contemporary Southeast Asia, making certain to address how the landscape has shifted over time.
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Hinduism was once the dominant religion in both mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Hinduism faded into the past (excepting the Indonesian island of Bali) as Islam, Buddhism and Roman Catholicism arrived into the region. Buddhism came from India and spread across mainland Southeast Asia. The contemporary nations of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are all Buddhist-majority nations today. Islam arrived in the 13th century via seafaring merchants where it was adopted by the peoples of what today constitute Indonesia and alaysia.
Roman Catholicism is newest import into the region having been brought by the Spanish and the Portuguese. The Philippines and East Timor are contemporary Roman Catholic nations in Southeast Asia
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