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

19. ROMAN CATHOLICISM

20. EASTERN ORTHODOXY

21. RELIGIOUS MAP OF THE USA