NOVEMBER 15, 2017 Get out stuff for notes Diffusion of Religion and Holy Places Notes HW: Test Corrections until Friday

Diffusion of Christianity 1. Hierarchical diffusion Trade ports 2. Expansion diffusion Roman Empire 3. Relocation diffusion Missionaries Imperialism

Diffusion of Islam Expansion Diffusion Military Conquest Trade (across N. Africa and to SE Asia)

Diffusion of Buddhism Expansion Diffusion Syncretism . Missionaries Trade Ashoka Syncretism Blended with East Asia religions/philosophies

Lack of Diffusion of Ethnic Religions limited, if any, diffusion lack missionaries Diffusion of universalizing religions comes at the expense of ethnic religions

Diffusion of Hinduism Clustered in India Relocation Diffusion UK, US, South Africa, Guyana

Universalizing religions mix with ethnic religions Ex: Sub-Saharan Africa

Judaism, an Exception

Holy Places ethnic religion universalizing religion Pilgrimages derive from distinctive physical environment of its hearth ex: mountains, rivers, or rock formations universalizing religion holiness associated w/ founder’s life. Pilgrimages

Holy Sites in Buddhism holy locations important events in Buddha’s life. locations of Buddha’s principal miracles. 10

Holy Sites in Islam Holiest city is Mecca Birthplace of Muhammad Associated with Prophet Muhammad life Holiest city is Mecca Birthplace of Muhammad Medina Where Muhammed went in exile Temples Mount Dome of the Rock- Jerusalem Where Muhammed ascended to heaven

Holy Sites in Christianity Church of the Holy Sepulcher-Jerusalem St. Peter’s- Vatican City Temple Mount Via Dolorosa Bethlehem Nazareth

Hindu Holy Places closely tied to physical geography of India pilgrimage - act of purification Cremation along rivers organized into a hierarchy Ganges River Specific Mountains

The Calendar Ethnic religion- holidays based on distinctive physical geography of homeland. Example Agrarian Jewish Calendar Universalizing religions- major holidays relate to events in life of the founder rather than to the changing seasons of one particular place. Lunar Calendar-Islam