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AP Human GeographyMrs. BellisariChapter 6- Religions Religion: The BasicsReligion is difficult to defineThere are so many different religions (over 300 in the U.S.) with all different beliefs, practices, ideasSupreme Court has wrestled with this religion’s existenceDeism –Theism – Polytheism – belief in more than one godMonotheism – belief in only one godAtheism – God does not exist; there is no godAgnosticism – Animism – Everything in the world animate/inanimate has a spirit or soul.What does the College Board Require You to Know for the AP Exam?Hearth?Type of diffusion?Path of diffusion?Where is it today?Universal or Ethnic?Branches & SectsInterfaith and Intrafaith disputesWhat impact does it have on the cultural landscape?Pilgrimages (Populatin Movement) and architecture?Major Religions’ HearthAll the great faiths arose within a few thousand yearsLatitudinalGeographically clusteredArose after the 1st Agricultural Revolution2 Categories of ReligionEthnic UniversalizingGlobalization vs. Local DiversityEthnic religionsCultural religions or tribal/traditional religionsDo NOT seek converts outside the group (No proselytizing)Distribution is clustered Ex: Sioux, InuitEx: Daoism, Confucianism, ShintoEx: Hinduism – largest ethnic religion – 900 million followersMain exception is JudaismSeasonal Holidays4959350160655Relocation DiffusionExample - Shamanism (Rafiki) and traditional religionsCommunity faith in which people have a shaman—religious leader, teacher, healer, and visionary Shamanist faiths are small and comparatively isolatedTraditional religion—an intimate part of a local culture and societyTraditional African religions involve beliefs in a god as creator and protector2692400184150HinduismChronologically, the oldest of the major religionsHearth is the Indus ValleyMay have arisen 6,000 years agoNo bureaucratic structures (hierarchy) comparable to Catholic faith- autonomous religion Fundamental doctrines: Dharma and Karma & Reincarnation Ideal goal: escape eternal cycle & unite w/ the Brahman (moksha)Caste system & untouchables Hinduism’s DiffusionHinduism was born in NW India & Pakistan. Hinduism has NO expansion diffusion in modern times,Islam has replaced much of the area originally Hindu. 90% of Hindus are found in India, much of the remainder can be found in Nepal and Bangladesh. - Relocation diffusion:- Bali (Indonesian island) = syncretic religion: - South America – Guyana, Suriname, - French Guiana - South AfricaHinduism's Impact on Cultural LandscapeHoly Places tied to physical geography in ethnic religions:Pilgrimages follow prescribed routes along Ganges often to VaranasiHardwar pilgrimage – to bathe in the Ganges River Temples built to honor one or more godsLocation is important and should be minimal disruption of natural landscape Temples not really worship-drivenCremation practiced after being washed by Ganges- seen as an act of purification but has strained the wood supplyburial only occurs for children/certain diseasesGanges is sacred river Ganges is the daughter of the mountain god Himalaya. Bathing in the river is said to wash away sins, and river water is used extensively in rituals. It is auspicious to drink from the Ganges in the hour before death, baptized babies are washed in the river, and many Hindus ask to be cremated along banks and have their ashes placed in the river. Pollution and Disease in the Ganges RiverSevere pollution problems stemming from an estimated 1 billion liters of untreated raw sewage daily. Inadequate cremation procedures contribute to partially burnt corpses floating down the river, also animal corpses. 45% of people who take a dip in the river regularly have skin or stomach ailments. 3943350154305 ................
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