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Diffusion of Religion and Holy Places Notes
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2. Diffusion of Christianity
1. Hierarchical diffusion
Trade ports
2. Expansion diffusion
Roman Empire
3. Relocation diffusion
Missionaries
Imperialism

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

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

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

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

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

8. Judaism, an Exception

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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