THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

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THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES
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BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS
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RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP
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LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS
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IMAGES OF SHINTO
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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
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JEWS AND THE WORLD
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HINDUS AND NATURE
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SACRED SITES OF HINDUISM
Theme Human-Environment Interaction
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WORLD DISPERSION OF HINDUISM
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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'aiholy
• mountains valued by all three
• major religions of China sites
• where officials offered prayers
• on behalf of the people
• (5) Korea
• (6) Japan

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JAINS AND SIKHS IN INDIA
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EARLY CENTERS OF BUDDHISM
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SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
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SACRED SITES OF ISLAM

• 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.

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THE SPREAD OF ISLAM
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CENTERS OF CHRISTIANITY
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ROMAN CATHOLICISM
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EASTERN ORTHODOXY
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RELIGIOUS MAP OF THE USA