Of the different thematic types of cultural conflict, in Asia those related to history are most frequent,
while purely language-related conflicts are very scarce. The trend for those conflicts that hinge on
both language and religion resemble the pattern for the purely religious conflicts, the number of
which has clearly risen in Asia (as in other regions). The number of religious/linguistic conflicts has
stagnated in Asia, i.e., “ethnically” colored conflicts are becoming less important than religious/
ideologically colored conflicts.