A. Basics

1. value system
2. religion

1. number of gods
   1. monotheistic
   2. polytheistic
   3. animistic
   4. (secularistic)
2. Purity
   1. orthodox
   2. syncretic (composite)
   3. fundamentalist

1. buildings
2. statues
3. shrines
4. places

1. Cultural Hearths
   1. Semitic
   2. Indus-Ganges
2. Mechanisms
   1. none – tribal
   2. relocation – ethnic
   3. any – proselytizing
3. Diaspora

E.  Major religions

1. Judaism
   1. Cultural Hearth - middle east
   2. monotheistic
   3. foundation of Christianity and Islam
   4. Covenant with God, chosen people, Torah, rewarded for following laws and worshiping God, punished for breaking God´s laws
   5. ethnic religion - only relocation dispersion
   6. synagogues
2. Christianity
   1. Cultural Hearth - middle east
   2. monotheistic
   3. branched off of Judaism (first century bce)
   4. Jesus is messiah, possible salvation for all
   5. proselytizing religion - relocation diffusion, heirarchical and expansion diffusion
   6. cathedrals, churches, crosses, shrines
3. Islam
   1. Cultural Hearth - middle east
   2. monotheistic
   3. branched off of Judaism (seventh century bce)
   4. Muhammad was prophet, Koran, 5 pillars of Islam
   5. proselytizing religion - relocation diffusion, heirarchical and expansion diffusion
   6. mosques
4. Hinduism
   1. Cultural Hearth - Indus Ganges
   2. polytheistic
   3. foundation of Buddhism
   4. reincarnation, karma,
   5. ethnic religion - only relocation dispersion
   6. statues
5. Buddhism
   1. Cultural Hearth - Indus Ganges
   2. polytheistic
   3. branched from Hinduism
   4. reincarnation, karma, meditation, desire leads to suffering which can be overcome from education and meditation
   5. proselytizing religion - relocation diffusion, heirarchical and expansion diffusion
   6. statues, monastaries

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   1.  Define a value system.  How is this different from a religion?  What are some examples of religious cultural landscapes?

   2.  Define and give and example of:  monotheistic, polytheistic, and animistic religions.  What is secularism and how does it relate to religion?

   3.  Define tribal, ethnic, and proselytizing religions.  Explain what types of spatial diffusion patterns are associated with each.  Give examples.

   4.  Briefly describe the 5 major religions of the world.  How do these relate to each other and to the two main religious Cultural Hearths.

    

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