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THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES. BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS. RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP. LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS. IMAGES OF SHINTO. SACRED SITES OF DAOISM. Legend (1) Home of Lao Tze (2) Tao Te Ching revealed at Mt. Chung-nan Shan

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THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

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  1. THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

  2. BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS

  3. RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP

  4. LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS

  5. IMAGES OF SHINTO

  6. 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

  7. JEWS AND THE WORLD

  8. HINDUS AND NATURE

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

  10. WORLD DISPERSION OF HINDUISM

  11. 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

  12. JAINS AND SIKHS IN INDIA

  13. EARLY CENTERS OF BUDDHISM

  14. SPREAD OF BUDDHISM

  15. SACRED SITES OF ISLAM • 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 Ziyara 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.

  16. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM

  17. CENTERS OF CHRISTIANITY

  18. ROMAN CATHOLICISM

  19. EASTERN ORTHODOXY

  20. RELIGIOUS MAP OF THE USA

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