Transcript THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

SACRED PLACE, SACRED SPACE:
THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS
AND PHILOSOPHIES
BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS
RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP
REGIONS DETERMINED BY RELIGION
LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS
IMAGES OF SHINTO
DAOIST SYMBOLS
Direction
Element
Symbol / Constellation
Season
Force
East
Wood
Azure Dragon
Spring
Yang
South
Fire
Vermilion Bird
Summer
Yang
West
Metal
White Tiger
Autumn
Yin
North
Water
Black Tortoise
Winter
Yin
Center
Earth
none
none
Neutral
SACRED SITES OF DAOISM
Legend
(1) Home of Lao Tze
(2) Tao Te Ching revealed at Mt. Chung-nan Shan
(3) Founding of the Celestial Masters
(4) Mao shan
(5) Dragon and Tiger Mountain
(6) Taoist pilgrimage site
IN THE BEGINNING… GOD TOLD NOAH AND ABRAHAM
THEMES:
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT –
FROM MT. ARARAT TO THE
JOURNEY FROM SUMER TO THE
PROMISE LAND
THE GEOGRAPHY OF JUDAISM
• Theme: Absolute Location
MOVEMENT: JEWS AND THE DIASPORA
ZOROASTRIANISM
• Theme: Human Environment Interaction
HINDUS AND NATURE
SACRED SITES OF HINDUISM
Theme: Human-Environment Interaction
WORLD DISPERSION OF HINDUISM
SACRED SITES OF CONFUCIANISM
(1) Ch'u-fu (Qufu)--Confucius's=
birthplace, a pilgrimage site;
(2) Beijing – site of the Temple of
Heaven, location of Imperial
ceremonies performed on
behalf of the nation;
(3) Beijing – location of T'ien-an
Men Square
(4) Mt. T'ai and Mt. Wu-T'ai—holy
mountains valued by all three
major religions of China; sites
where officials offered prayers
on behalf of the people;
(5) Korea
(6) Japan
BEIJING: THE FORBIDDEN CITY
THEME: LOCATION
THE CONFUCIAN
CITY AS A MODEL
OF THE UNIVERISE
JAINS AND SIKHS IN INDIA
THE SIKHS’ HOLY SHRINE
EARLY CENTERS OF BUDDHISM
SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
BUDDHIST PILGRIMMAGE
ANGKOR WAT AND ANGKOR THOM
THE DAR AL ISLAM: THE MUSLIM REGION
… AND THE DESERT.
SACRED SITES OF ISLAM
1.
Mecca
Pilgrimage to Mecca, specifically the
Kaaba, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Mecca
is
the
location
where
Muhammad received the revelation of
the Quran and preached his first
sermons.
2. Medina
Ziyara means a visit to a Muslim holy
place or tomb, but it refers specifically
to the pilgrimage to Muhammad's tomb
in Medina. Muhammad fled to Medina
when Mecca became dangerous. Site
of the first Muslim community
3. Jerusalem
The Dome of the Rock (also known as
the Mosque of Umar) in Jerusalem is the
building that covers the rock from which
Muhammad is believed to have
descended to heaven on this famous
Night Journey. The rock is believed to
bear the footprint of Muhammad.
4. Karbala - the place where Muhammad's
son-in-law, Ali, was killed. this tragedy
marks an important point in the
development of Shiite Islam and
therefore is commemorated by a
pilgrimage to Karbala. There are other
Shia pilgrimage sites in Iraq and Iran.
MOVEMENT: THE SPREAD OF ISLAM
MOVEMENT: CONQUEST AND EMPIRE
MOVEMENT: PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA, ET. AL.
ISLAM
THEME: MOVEMENT
OR THE
PILGRIMMAGE TO
MECCA
MOVEMENT: CHRISTIANITY
SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
CHRISTIAN PILGRIMMAGE
CENTERS OF CHRISTIANITY
ROMAN CATHOLICISM
PROTESTANT GROUPS
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, LATTER DAY SAINTS
ATHEISM MAPPED