world religions
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World Religions
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Religion
• A set of beliefs – existence of a higher power, spirits or god
– an explanation of the origins and purpose of humans and their role on earth
– Which involves rituals, festivals, rites of passage and space (religious landscapes)
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Key Terms
• Universalizing Religion: attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location.
• Proselytize: to try to convert people to one’s belief or opinion.
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Key Terms
• Ethnic Religions: concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely based on physical characteristics of a particular location.
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Key Terms
• Monotheism: existence of only one god.
• Polytheism: existence of many gods.
• Cosmogony: A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
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• Branch: A large and fundamental division within a religion.
• Denomination: A division within a branch of a religion.
• Sect: A relatively small denominational group that has broken away from an established church.
Religious Divisions
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Major World Religions
• Universalizing Religions– Christianity– Islam– Buddhism
• Traced to actions and teaching of a man
• Diffused from specific hearths by followers / missionaries
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Major World Religions
• Ethnic Religions– Hinduism – Judaism– all Animistic Religions
• No specific founder
• limited diffusion / no missionaries
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Christianity
• Origin and Diffusion Palestine (modern Israel) Universalizing
Religion
What are the 3 branches?
• Branches Roman Catholic Protestant Eastern Orthodox
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Christianity
• Origin and Diffusion Messiah: Jesus Universalizing Religion
• Branches Roman Catholic Protestant Eastern Orthodox
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• Basic Precepts Belief in One God
Father, Son & Holy Spirit Covenant (contract) with God
New Testament - salvation to those who believe
in Jesus Christ and his teachingsSalvation is by grace or belief not worksBelievers to to heaven with everlasting life
Conversion of others (proselytize)
Christianity
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• Catholicism - largest branch Headed by the Pope
direct link to God
Ceremonial - 7 sacraments baptism, marriage, Eucharist, etc.
Very traditional
Christianity
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• Protestantism - (1517) Reformation era No Pope needed
individual has direct link to God
Grace through faith rather than sacraments forgiveness for sins through indiv. prayers
Spread though N. Europe and England arose same time as 1466 Gutenberg Bible and
the printing press
Christianity
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• Eastern Orthodoxy - 5th Century split Rivalry between Pope and Patriarch of
Constantinople (Istanbul) Rome remained center for Roman Catholicism
Rejected Roman Catholicism doctrine by 1054 officially split
National Churches Russian, Greek, Serbian Orthodox, etc.
Christianity
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Islam
• Origin and Diffusion Mecca, Muhammad Universalizing Religion
• Branches Sunni (majority) Shiite
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Islam
• Basic Precepts Submission to the will of God (Allah) Lineage - Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses,
Jesus, & Mohammed (different lineage) Holy Book - Koran - built on Old Testament Five (5) pillars of faith
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• 5 Pillars of Faith Creed “There is no God but Allah” Prayer 5 times a day facing Mecca Giving to the poor Month of RammadanPilgrimage to Mecca
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• Origin and Diffusion Founder: Siddhartha Gautama Universalizing Religion
• Branches Theravada Mahayana Zen
Buddhism
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His Holiness the 14th Dali Lama
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Buddhism
• Basic Precepts Buddha - the enlightened one
Nirvana - highest degree of consciousness
4 noble truths Life involves suffering Cause of suffering is desire Extinguish desire Nirvana reached through 8 fold path
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Buddhism
• Basic Precepts Individuals choose the “Middle Path”
Buddhist believe: not in any God, blind faith, or savior what is created is impermanent
True Permanent Absolute Reality uncreated, unborn, permanent bliss of Nirvana
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Ethnic Religions
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Hinduism
• Origin & Diffusion - unknown– Collection of scriptures 1500BC - 500AD– Not widely diffused– Almost exclusive to India
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Hinduism
• Ethnic religion almost exclusively in India
• Oldest religion in Asia (1500 B.C)
• No authority or holy book (ancient scriptures)
• Polytheistic (perceived)
– Numerous Gods
– Yet one reality - Brahman - one God
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Hinduism
• Basic Precepts– Caste: The class or distinct hereditary
order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.
– Brahman (manifestations)• Vishnu (preserver)• Shiva (destroyer)• Shakti (mother god)
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Hinduism• Basic Precepts
– Maya - forms, categories, structures are an illusion from our perspective
– Reincarnation - chain of rebirths of each soul
– Law of Karma - “is the form of creation, where from all things have their life” (life’s baggage)
– Moksha - break the bonds of karma; experience that everything, including ourselves, is Brahman
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Judaism
• Origin and Diffusion
Ethnic Religion (origins of Christianity)
Diaspora: In 70 A.D., Romans forced Jews to disperse throughout the world.
Ghetto: During the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews.
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Judaism• Basic Precepts
– Belief in One God
– Torah - original 5 chapters of Bible
– Prophecy of Moses
– Coming of the Messiah still to come
– Atonement accomplished by sacrifices, penitence & good deeds
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Ethnic Asian Religions
• Confucianism– moral code
• Daoism– philosophy of harmony & balance
• Shintoism– Japanese traditional religion
– Purity / Sumo