1. SACRED PLACE, SACRED SPACE: THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

2. BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS

3. RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP

4. REGIONS DETERMINED BY RELIGION

5. LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS

6. IMAGES OF SHINTO

7. DAOIST SYMBOLS DirectionElementSymbol / ConstellationSeasonForce EastWoodAzure DragonSpringYang SouthFireVermilion BirdSummerYang WestMetalWhite TigerAutumnYin NorthWaterBlack TortoiseWinterYin CenterEarthnone Neutral

8. 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

9. IN THE BEGINNING… GOD TOLD NOAH AND ABRAHAM THEMES: LOCATION AND MOVEMENT – FROM MT. ARARAT TO THE JOURNEY FROM SUMER TO THE PROMISE LAND

10. THE GEOGRAPHY OF JUDAISM Theme: Absolute Location

11. MOVEMENT: JEWS AND THE DIASPORA

12. ZOROASTRIANISM Theme: Human Environment Interaction

13. HINDUS AND NATURE

14. SACRED SITES OF HINDUISM Theme: Human-Environment Interaction

15. WORLD DISPERSION OF HINDUISM

16. 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

17. BEIJING: THE FORBIDDEN CITY THEME: LOCATION THE CONFUCIAN CITY AS A MODEL OF THE UNIVERISE

18. JAINS AND SIKHS IN INDIA

19. THE SIKHS’ HOLY SHRINE

20. EARLY CENTERS OF BUDDHISM

21. SPREAD OF BUDDHISM

22. BUDDHIST PILGRIMMAGE

23. ANGKOR WAT AND ANGKOR THOM

24. THE DAR AL ISLAM: THE MUSLIM REGION

25. … AND THE DESERT.

26. 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 Z iyara 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.

27. MOVEMENT: THE SPREAD OF ISLAM

28. MOVEMENT: CONQUEST AND EMPIRE

29. MOVEMENT: PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA, ET. AL.

30. ISLAM THEME: MOVEMENT OR THE PILGRIMMAGE TO MECCA

31. MOVEMENT: CHRISTIANITY

32. SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY

33. CHRISTIAN PILGRIMMAGE

34. CENTERS OF CHRISTIANITY

35. ROMAN CATHOLICISM

36. PROTESTANT GROUPS

37. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, LATTER DAY SAINTS

38. ATHEISM MAPPED