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The Evolution of Religiosity Worldwide

Explore the intricate relationship between religiosity and cultural beliefs, from the impact of fundamentalism on atheism to the diffusion of religions across diverse spaces. Delve into the architectural influences, religious persecution effects, and socio-economic factors shaping beliefs globally.

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The Evolution of Religiosity Worldwide

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  1. Culture: Religion

  2. Religiosity/strength of belief

  3. Religiosity/strength of belief • Difference from congregations or membership in religion… • Are poor people more religious? • Does religious persecution lead to fundamentalism? • Does religious persecution lead to stronger beliefs? • Does the rise of fundamentalism lead to more atheism?

  4. Rise of fundamentalism

  5. Ethnic component • Hinduism • Judaism • Shintoism • Daoism

  6. Other Impacts on space … • Disposal of the dead • Houses of worship • Architecture • Christian—basilica, orthodoxy, Protestantism • Muslim—courtyard center, minaret, community not sacred space • Hindu temple—to house shrines since important functions at home temples, small center, space for processions, caretaker space? Pool for ritual baths? • Buddhist and shintoist pagodas—delicate and eleaborate, different # of tiers, relics, monastery, worship in adjacent temple • Bahai—seven houses to emphasize bahai’s universal appeal

  7. Why have some religions diffused so far from their hearths? • Local v universalist • Evangelism https://joshuaproject.net/religions/4 • Diffusion • Migration • Hierarchical • Contagion

  8. http://www.worldmapper.org/news.html • http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=5535

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