GLOBAL ONE REVIEW 33 Belief Systems and World Religions
What is the purpose of any religion?
Hinduism LocationTypeBookCharacteristicsImpact Bhagavad-GitaPolytheistic India (South Asia) Reincarnation Dharma Karma Vishnu, Shiva, Brahman CASTE SYSTEM! Born into caste Determines all aspects of life No social mobility Partition of India religious tension btwn Hindus and Muslims
Buddhism LocationTypeBookCharacteristicsImpact -- Bhagavad-Gita India East Asia Reincarnation Karma Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path Siddhartha Gautama (founder) Spread out of India along the Silk Road Asoka’s Pillars- non-violent laws based off Buddhism
Judaism LocationTypeBookCharacteristicsImpact TorahMONOTHEISTIC!! Israel, Europe, USA Founder Abraham made covenant with god (promise) Promised Hebrews a holy land in Israel Ten Commandments Anti-Semitism Protestant Reformation Russian Pogroms Holocaust Creation of Israel after WWII Arab vs. Jewish nationalism Religious conflict
Confucianism LocationTypeBookCharacteristicsImpact --- The Analects China Korea Japan Filial Piety (respect for elders) Five Relationships Maintain social order Civil Service- the ruler should lead by example Stressed education, scholars held in high esteem
Christianity LocationTypeBookCharacteristicsImpact BibleMonotheistic Ancient Rome Europe, Americas Jesus Christ is messiah Ten Commandments Church very powerful during Middle ages (owns land) Crusades The Protestant Reformation Spreads through imperialism Latin America Africa (White Man’s Burden)
Islam LocationTypeBookCharacteristicsImpact Koran (Qu’ran)Monotheistic Middle East, NorthAfrica, SE Asia Founded by Muhammed (Mecca Medina) Follow Five Pillars of Faith Hajj Trace roots to Judaism and Christianity Crusades Shi’s/ Sunni split Islamic Empire Sharia- laws based on Koran Islamic Fundamentalism- (opposes Westernization and supports traditional Islam)
How are Shintoism and animism similar? Both worship spirits in nature Japan Kami-nature spirits Indigenous peoples (native to an area)