sacred place, sacred space: the geography of religions and philosophies
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SACRED PLACE, SACRED SPACE: THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES. BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS. RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP. REGIONS DETERMINED BY RELIGION. LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS. IMAGES OF SHINTO. DAOIST SYMBOLS. SACRED SITES OF DAOISM. Legend (1) Home of Lao Tze - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SACRED PLACE, SACRED SPACE:
THE GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS
AND PHILOSOPHIES
BIRTHPLACES OF LIVING WORLD RELIGIONS
RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MAP
REGIONS DETERMINED BY RELIGION
LOCATION OF TRIBAL RELIGIONS
DAOIST SYMBOLS
Direction Element Symbol / Constellation Season Force
East Wood Azure Dragon Spring Yang
South Fire Vermilion Bird Summer Yang
West Metal White Tiger Autumn Yin
North Water Black Tortoise Winter Yin
Center Earth none none Neutral
SACRED SITES OF DAOISMLegend
(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
IN THE BEGINNING… GOD TOLD NOAH AND ABRAHAM
THEMES:LOCATION AND MOVEMENT –
FROM MT. ARARAT TO THE JOURNEY FROM
SUMER TO THE PROMISE LAND
THE GEOGRAPHY OF JUDAISM• Theme: Absolute Location
MOVEMENT: JEWS AND THE DIASPORA
ZOROASTRIANISM• Theme: Human Environment Interaction
HINDUS AND NATURE
SACRED SITES OF HINDUISM
Theme: Human-Environment Interaction
WORLD DISPERSION OF HINDUISM
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
BEIJING: THE FORBIDDEN CITY
THEME: LOCATION THE CONFUCIAN CITY AS A MODEL OF THE UNIVERISE
JAINS AND SIKHS IN INDIA
THE SIKHS’ HOLY SHRINE
EARLY CENTERS OF BUDDHISM
SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
BUDDHIST PILGRIMMAGE
ANGKOR WAT AND ANGKOR THOM
THE DAR AL ISLAM: THE MUSLIM REGION
… AND THE DESERT.
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 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.
MOVEMENT: THE SPREAD OF ISLAM
MOVEMENT: CONQUEST AND EMPIRE
MOVEMENT: PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA, ET. AL.
ISLAM
THEME: MOVEMENT OR
THEPILGRIMMAGE TO
MECCA
MOVEMENT: CHRISTIANITY
SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
CHRISTIAN PILGRIMMAGE
CENTERS OF CHRISTIANITY
ROMAN CATHOLICISM
PROTESTANT GROUPS
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, LATTER DAY SAINTS
ATHEISM MAPPED