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Religion
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Universalizing religions- attempt to appeal to all Christianity
Islam Buddhism Ethnic religions- tends to primarily appeal to one
group in one location Hinduism Other ethnic religions
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Fig. 6-1: World religions by continent.
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Fig. 6-1a: Over two thirds of the worlds population adhere to
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism. Christianity is the
single largest world religion.
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Fig. 6-3: Distribution of Christians in the U.S. Shaded areas
are counties with more than 50% of church membership concentrated
in Roman Catholicism or one of the Protestant denominations.
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Origin of religions Origin of universalizing religions-
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism originated in the Middle East and
claim to descend from Abraham. Buddhism originated in India/Nepal
with Siddhartha Guatama Origin of Hinduism- Aryan Tribes North of
India invaded and spread the race South into South Asia Diffusion
of religions Diffusion of universalizing religions Lack of
diffusion of ethnic religions
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Fig. 6-4: Each of the three main universalizing religions
diffused widely from its hearth.
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Fig. 6-5: Christianity diffused from Palestine through the
Roman Empire and continued diffusing through Europe after the fall
of Rome. It was later replaced by Islam in much of the Mideast and
North Africa.
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Fig. 6-6: Islam diffused rapidly and widely from its area of
origin in Arabia. It eventually stretched from southeast Asia to
West Africa.
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Fig. 6-7: Buddhism diffused gradually from its origin in
northeastern India to Sri Lanka, southeast Asia, and eventually
China and Japan.
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Fig. 6-8: Since Japanese can be both Shinto and Buddhist, there
are many areas in Japan where over two-thirds of the population are
both Shinto and Buddhist.
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Holy places Holy places in universalizing religions
Christianity/Judaism/Islam- Israel Islam- Most holy Mecca and
Medina Holy places in ethnic religions The calendar The calendar in
ethnic religions The calendar in universalizing religions
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Fig. 6-9: Most holy sites in Buddhism are locations of
important events in Buddhas life and are clustered in northeastern
India and southern Nepal.
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Fig. 6-10: Makkah (Mecca) is the holiest city in Islam and the
site of pilgrimage for millions of Muslims each year. There are
numerous holy sites in the city.
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The Kaba stands at the center of the Great Mosque (al-Haran al
Sharif) in Makkah.
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Fig. 6-11: Hierarchy of Hindu holy places: Some sites are holy
to Hindus throughout India; others have a regional or sectarian
importance, or are important only locally.
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Hindu pilgrims achieve purification by bathing in the
Ganges.
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The Golden Temple (Darbar Sahib) in Amritsar, India is the
holiest structure for Sikhism.