This thread is a hypothetical alternate religion thread. The point of the thread is to speculate what would an Asian-American religion look like in an alternate timeline.
The Point of Divergence begins when the ban on slavery of Africans and Native Americans cause Iberian along with Dutch colonists to traffic slaves from Asia. The slaves are obtained through many means such as indentured servitude, raiding and purchasing of captives.
The Amarelos, as they are called, are forced to work in fields and mines. They were stripped of their original culture and forbidden from practicing their original religions. However, due to the combination of a creole language used to communicate with each other easily and understand commands, a portion of Amarelos retaining fragments of the culture and religion, and syncretism with Catholicism.
The result is called Ugama Cathay. It is a religion whose ancestral roots are derived from a syncretic mixture of Islam (Malays), Shinto (Japanese), Buddhism, Taoism and Shenism (Chinese), Hinduism (Indians), Animism (Southeast Asians), Korean Shamanism and other Asiatic religions.
What would the alternate religion resemble? What influence would the alternate religion be on the culture and Amarelo people?
The Point of Divergence begins when the ban on slavery of Africans and Native Americans cause Iberian along with Dutch colonists to traffic slaves from Asia. The slaves are obtained through many means such as indentured servitude, raiding and purchasing of captives.
The Amarelos, as they are called, are forced to work in fields and mines. They were stripped of their original culture and forbidden from practicing their original religions. However, due to the combination of a creole language used to communicate with each other easily and understand commands, a portion of Amarelos retaining fragments of the culture and religion, and syncretism with Catholicism.
The result is called Ugama Cathay. It is a religion whose ancestral roots are derived from a syncretic mixture of Islam (Malays), Shinto (Japanese), Buddhism, Taoism and Shenism (Chinese), Hinduism (Indians), Animism (Southeast Asians), Korean Shamanism and other Asiatic religions.
What would the alternate religion resemble? What influence would the alternate religion be on the culture and Amarelo people?