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Religion. Chapter 7. Key Question:. What is Religion and What Role does it Play in Culture?. Government Impact on Religion. The Soviet Union: Had an official policy of atheism Discouraged religious practice Drew boundaries for political control that separated ethnic groups in small areas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Religion
Chapter 7
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What is Religion and What Role does it Play in
Culture?
Key Question:
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Government Impact on Religion
The Soviet Union:
- Had an official policy of atheism
- Discouraged religious practice
- Drew boundaries for political control that separated ethnic groups in small areas
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Armenia and AzerbaijanSoviet Union’s divide-and-diminish plan
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Religion
“a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.”
- Stoddard and Prorak
“perceived ultimate priorities” often translate into a list of things a follower “should” do and ways a follower “should” behave. = ETHICAL THEORY!!!
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Disposition of the Deceased - Each religion approaches the disposition of the deceased in different ways, and cultural landscapes reflect the religious traditions.
Hindu crematoriu
m in
Mombasa, Kenya
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Antwerp, Belgium
Religion’s impact in
history and culture is
evident in its centrality in many places
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Describe how religion and language affect and change each other to shape cultures. (Consider what happens to a society’s religion and language when a different religion or language diffuses into the place).
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Where did the Major Religions of the World Originate, and How do
Religions Diffuse?
Key Question:
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Classifications of Religions
• Monotheistic religions – worship a single deity.
• Polytheistic religions – worship more than one deity, even thousands.
• Animistic religions – belief that inanimate objects posses spirits and should be revered.
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Classifications of Religions
• Universalizing religions – religions that actively seek converts because members believe they offer belief systems of universal appropriateness and appeal.
• Ethnic religions – religions whose adherents are born into the faith and whose members do not actively seek converts.
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Religions of the World
Where are universalizing religions located?Where are ethnic religions located?
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Hearths of Religion and Philosophy by 500 BCE
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From the Hearth of South Asia
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From the Hearth of South Asia
• Hinduism –originated in Indus River Valley over 4000 years ago.
* ritual bathing, karma, reincarnationsacred text: Vedassacred sites: Ganges Riversocial manifestation: caste systemdiffusion: through South Asia and into
Southeast Asia
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Hindu Temple –Angkor Wat, Cambodia. This temple suffers from neglect and destruction now, as Buddhism has supplanted Hinduism in most of Cambodia.
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From the Hearth of South Asia
• Buddhism –splintered from Hinduism 2500 years ago. Originated in a region from Nepal south to the Ganges River area.
* anyone can achieve salvation, reach enlightenment
founder: Siddartha (the Buddha)sacred sites: stupasdiffusion: most strongly into Tibet in the
north and into East Asia
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Buddhist Stupas -72 stupas, each containing a sculpture of the Buddha in meditation were built around 800 CE and still stand in Borobudur, Indonesia.
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Shinto Shrine In Kyoto, Japan, this Shinto shrine is visible after walking through a torii – a gateway usually formed by two wooden posts and topped by two horizontal beams.
Buddhism is mixed with local religions in some places. In Japan, Buddhism is mixed with the local religion, Shintoism.
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From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley
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From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley
• Taoism –originated in China more than 2500 years ago
* oneness of humanity and naturefounder: Lao-Tsusacred text: “Book of the Way”social manifestation: Feng Shuidiffusion: East Asia
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From the Hearth of Huang He (Yellow) River Valley
• Confucianism –originated in China about 2500 years ago
* real meaning of life lay in the presentfounder: Confuciussacred text: “Confucian Classics”diffusion: East Asia, Southeast Asia
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From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean
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From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean
• Judaism –originated in Southwest Asia about 4000 years ago.
* first major monotheistic religion, covenant betweenGod (one God) and Abraham (the chosen people)sacred text: Torahfounder: Abrahamsacred sites: Jerusalem (Western Wall), land between
the Mediterranean and the Jordan Riversocial manifestation: Zionismdiffusion: into European cities during the diaspora,
into N. America during WWII, into Israel overlast 50 years
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Western Wall, Jerusalem
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Jewish neighborhoods in European Cities the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, the Czech Republic
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From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean
• Christianity –originated in Southwest Asia about 2000 years ago.
* monotheistic religion, follow teachings of Jesus to
achieve eternal lifesacred text: Biblefounder: Jesus (son of God)sacred sites: Bethlehem, Jerusalemsplit in the church:
* split into Eastern Orthodox and RomanCatholic churches in 1054
* Protestant sect split off in 1400s and 1500s
diffusion: into Western Europe, and then world wide
during colonialism and after.
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First Split in Christianity, 1054 CE Western Roman empire = Roman CatholicismEastern Roman empire = Eastern Orthodox
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Switzerlandconcentrations of Catholics and Protestants by canton and commune
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From the Hearth of the Eastern Mediterranean
• Islam –originated on Arabian peninsula about 1500 years ago.
* monotheistic religion, revelations Muhammadreceived from Allah, Five Pillars.
sacred text: Qu’ranfounder: Muhammadsacred sites: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalemsplit in the church:
* shortly after Muhammad’s death, split into Sunni Muslims (great majority)
Shi’ite Muslims (concentrated in Iran)diffusion: across Arabian peninsula, across NorthAfrica, into Spain and also east into Southeast
Asia
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The Diffusion of Islam
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Minaret (for call to prayer)stands on the Sabah State Mosque in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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Diffusion of Islam into Europelarge mosque in Paris, France
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The Rest of the Map
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Religions of the World
• Shamanism –a community faith tradition in which people follow their shaman, a religious leader, teacher, healer, and visionary.
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Not on the Map
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Rise of Secularism
• Secularism –indifference to or rejection of organized religious affiliations and ideas.
- Where is secularism on the rise and why?
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Migration plays a large role in the diffusion of religions, both universalizing and ethnic. As Europe becomes more secular, migrants from outside of Europe continue to settle in the region. Imagine Europe 30 years from now. Predict where in Europe secularism will be the most prominent and where religious adherence will strengthen.
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How is Religion seen in the Cultural Landscape?
Key Question:
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage
• Sacred Sitesplaces or spaces people infuse with religious meaning.
• Pilgrimagepurposeful travel to a religious site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site.
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage
Vatican City
Pope John Paul II greeted pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square
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Sacred Sites and RitualsAt Saint Declan’s Holy Well in Ardmore, IrelandPilgrims hang scraps of clothing as offerings
This practice is common at sacred sites in Far Eastern Russia
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Sacred Sites of JerusalemJerusalem is sacred to three major religions:Judaism (Western Wall)Christianity (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)Islam (Dome of the Rock)
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Sacred Landscapes of Hinduism
Hinduism – pilgrimages follow prescribed routes, and rituals are followed by millions.
Varanasi, India on the Ganges River where Hindus perform mourning rituals.
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Sacred Landscapes of Buddhism
Swedogon Pagodo in Yangon, Myanmar
Eight hairs of the Buddha are preserved under the dome (chedi)
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Sacred Landscapes of Christianity
Catholic Churches
Are often located in the center of European cities, with spires reaching far above the other buildings.
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Sacred Landscapes of Christianity
Protestant Churches
This church in Singapore is a Church of England church in city surrounded by Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims
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Religious Landscapes in the United States
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Protestant and Catholic Landscapes in the United
States
Scandinavian Lutheran Church (on left)
St. Mary’s Catholic
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Sacred Landscapes of Islam
Muslim Mosques
Dome of this mosque in Isfahan, Iran demonstrates the importance of geometric art evident in Muslim architecture.
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The HajjPilgrims circle the holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj.
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Choose a pilgrimage site, such as Mecca, Vatican City, or the Western Wall, and describe how the act of pilgrimage (in some cases by millions) alters this place’s cultural landscape and environment.
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What Role does Religion play in Political Conflicts?
Key Question:
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Conflicts along Religious Borders
• Interfaith Boundaries– Boundaries between the world’s major
faiths.
• Intrafaith Boundaries– Boundaries within a single major faith.
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Interfaith Boundary in Africa
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Israel and Palestine
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Landscapes of SettlementsIsraelis have had a policy of building settlements for Jews in the Occupied Territories
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Landscape of the Gaza Strip, 2005In 2005, the Israeli government pulled out of the Gaza Strip, burning down Jewish settlements and handing control over to Palestinians.
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The West Bank
with a the proposed
security wall, parts of which
the Israeli government has already built.
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The Horn of Africa
Amharic (Coptic) Christianity is in central Ethiopia
Islam diffused into the Horn of Africa
Indigenous religions remain in pockets,
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The Former YugoslaviaGenocide
Ethnic Cleansing
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Northern Ireland
Identities are tied to Religion, but are deepened by:
- Economics
- colonial experiences
- activity spaces (segregation)
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Religious Fundamentalism and
Extremism• Religious fundamentalism –
a return to the basics of their faith.
found in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
• Religious extremism – fundamentalism carried to the point of violence.found in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
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Islamic Extremists and Jihadan Islamic holy war against the West
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Boal’s studies in Northern Ireland demonstrate that solving a religious conflict is typically not about theology; it is about identity. You are assigned the potentially Nobel Prize-winning task of “solving” the conflict either in Northern Ireland or in Israel and Palestine. Using Boal’s example, determine how you can alter activity spaces and change identities to create the conditions for long-lasting peace in one of these major conflict zones.