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    Each religion can be traced to a man who lived since the start of recorded history. Each religion has limited diffusion They lack missionaries to go out and Spread their religions. Christianity Spread through all forms of diffusion: 1. 2. 3. 4. Relocation Diffusion of Islam Hierarchical diffusion: Muslim armies Relocation: missionaries to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia Lack of Diffusion of Ethnic Religions Most have limited diffusion.

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    Each religion can be traced to a man who lived since the start of recorded history. Each religion has limited diffusion They lack missionaries to go out and Spread their religions. Christianity Spread through all forms of diffusion: 1. 2. 3. 4. Relocation Diffusion of Islam Hierarchical diffusion: Muslim armies Relocation: missionaries to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia Lack of Diffusion of Ethnic Religions Most have limited diffusion.

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    Key Issue 2: Why Do Religions Have Different Distributions?

    Origin of Universalizing Religions


    Each can be traced to a man who lived since the start of recorded history
    Buddhism - Christianity - Islam

    Origin of Christianity
    Jesus The four Gospels of the Christian Bible
    Matthew Mark Luke John

    Roman Catholics
    Accept the teachings of the Bible as well as the authority of the Church hierarchy (the Pope) 7 sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Anointing the Sick, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and the Eucharist) transubstantiation

    Eastern Orthodoxy
    Split from the Roman Catholic Church Patriarch of Constantinople Accept the 7 Sacraments, but reject doctrines added by the Roman Catholics after the 8th Century

    Capernaum

    St. Basils Cathedral, Moscow

    Protestantism
    The Reformation Martin Luthers 95 Theses Individuals directly communicate with Goddont have to go through a priest/Pope

    Origin of Islam
    Origin: similar narrative to Judaism and Christianity; Adam Abraham Hagar and Ishmael
    Second wife and son Banished Makkah/Mecca

    Muhammad
    Born about A.D. 570 The visions Arabic and the Quran The Hijra Sunni and Shiite Muslims

    Origin of Buddhism
    Siddhartha Gautama
    Born a prince in 563 B.C. in present day Nepal The Buddha,
    the Enlightened One

    Spread the message in India

    Origin of Hinduism
    No specific founder Existed prior to recorded history Invasion of the Aryan tribes from Central Asia into India (1400 B.C.)
    Religion mixed with the Dravidians (who already lived there) This became Hinduism

    Diffusion of Religions

    Diffusion of Christianity
    Christianity diffused through all forms of diffusion:
    1. 2. 3. 4. Relocation Diffusion Contagious Diffusion Hierarchical in the 4th Century Since the year 1500, missionary activity by Europeans extended Christianity to other regions of the world

    Diffusion of Islam
    Hierarchical diffusion: Muslim armies Relocation: missionaries to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia

    Lack of Diffusion of Ethnic Religions


    Most have limited diffusion They lack missionaries to go out and try to convert Mingling of Ethnic and Universalizing Religions:
    Africa: in some places Christianity is mixed with the traditional religion Japan: Buddhism is mixed with Shintoism

    Judaism: An Exception
    Judaism is practiced in many countries Diaspora Ghettos Following the Holocaust

    Holy Places
    Ethnic Religions holy places derive from the distinctive physical environment of their hearths Universalizing Religions endow with holiness cities and places associated with their founders lives.

    Buddhist Shrines
    Eight locations of important events in Buddhas life
    Example: Bodh Gaya, where he reached enlightenment

    Holy Places in Islam


    Holiest places: cities associated with Muhammad
    1. Makkah:
    the Kaba The Hajj

    2. Medina

    Holy Places in Sikhism


    The Darbar Sahib, or Golden Temple

    Holy Places in Hinduism


    Closely tied to the physical geography in India Natural features rank as holy: river banks or coastlines A tirtha The Ganges

    Cosmogony in Ethnic Religions


    Cosmogony: a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe Yin (earth, darkness, female, etc.) Yang (heaven, light, male, etc.)

    The Calendar in Ethnic Religions


    A prominent feature is the celebration of the seasons The Jewish Calendar
    agricultural Lunar calendar

    The Solstice
    Pagan religions Stonehenge

    The Calendar in Universalizing Religions


    Holidays: commemorate events in the founders life Climate and agricultural cycle are not central to the liturgy and rituals

    So
    Why do different religions have different distributions?

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