6.1 Flashcards
christianity in europe
roman catholic - southwest and east
protestantism - northwest
^ sharp boundaries
orthodox - east and southeast
coptic church of egypt + ethiopian church
split in 1948, roots in 4th century when 2 shipwrecked christians were taken as slaves and ultimately converted the ethiopian king to christianity
armenian church
antioch, syria
important in diffusing christianity to south and east asian 7-13th centuries
now concentrated in lebanon, armenia, northeastern turkey, and western azerbaijan
plays significant role in regional conflicts
maronites
lebanon, long civil war between religious groups
church of jesus christ of latter-day saints
separate branch, 3%, utah + surrounding
islam
middle east, indonesia, pakistan, bangladesh, india
sunni - “pol following example of muhammed” 83%
shiite - “sectarian” 16%, iran, pakistan, iraq, azerbaijan, oman, bahrain
sikhism
23 million, most in punjab region of india
1st guru = nanak (1469-1538), pakistan,
god was revealed as one supreme being or creator who rules universe by divine will
god = perfect but ppl can improve by taking individual responsibility for actions
amrit by 10th guru gobind singh = will uphold principles of faith, singh also introduced men wearing turbans + not cutting hair (discipled look, sense of purpose)
bahaí’í
7 million, dispersed primarily in africa and asia
grew out of bábi faith in shíráz, iran, in 1844 by siyyid ‘ ali muhammad (báb)
believe tht one disciple, husayn ‘ ali nuri (bahá’u’lláh) = prophet + messenger of god, overcome disunity of religions + establish universal faith thru abolition of prejudices
hinduism
900 million, india, bangladesh, nepal
allegiance to particular god/concept w/broad range of possibilities
most: vaishnavism, worships god vishnu, a loving god incarnated as krishna
2nd most: sivaism, worships god vishnu, a protective + destructive god
syncretic
combine several traditions
primal-indigenous
southeast asia, south pacific islands
rituals passed by word of mouth
god dwells within all things, everything in nature is spiritual
shamanism - invisible forces/spirits affect lives of the living
paganism - originated w/religions that predated christianity + islam
juchte
north koreans
“self-reliance”
government ideology/philosophy
animism
inanimate objects + natural events have discrete spirits + conscious life
monotheism but below supreme god is hierarchy of divinities (assistants to god or personifications of natural phenomena)
spiritism
human personality continues to exist after death and can communicate w/living thru agency of medium/psychic
brazil
judaism
us + israel
monotheism
christianity and islam find roots in judaism
