GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Polytheism, Shinto, Animism
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Religion: is fundamental in many diferent cultures, vary in their distribuion; widespread/limited, spreads by relocaion and expansion difusion, is important in the organizaion of space. Taxonomy: a method for classifying things into an ordered system of relaionships. Animism: may or not be gods; the whole world is animated. Universalizing religions: seek out new members, anyone can become a member. Ethnic religions: don"t want new members, someimes forbidden, usually the faiths of paricular ethnic groups. The world is: chrisian, muslim, 1/7 hindus, 1/7 no religion, 1/12 other religion, 1/20 buddhists. Judaism is an ethnic, monotheisic religion; 15 million jews today. God is the creator of all that exists. Orthodox judaism, conservaive judaism, reform judaism: chrisianity. 2. 5 billion+ chrisians around the world- dominant in the americas, europe and. Belief in god, jesus, virgin birth, jesus" sacriice, possibility of universal salvaion. Importance of bapism, church and prayer: islam. 1. 75 billion; dominant from north africa to central asia.
