PPT-Religions of India

Ch 25 in Geography Textbook Hinduism Key Beliefs Vedas Holy Writing and Varnas Caste System Hinduism Polytheist gt3 million gods But they have 3 main ones Brahma The Creator Vishnu The Preserver. Universalizing religions. Islam. The second-largest world religion (about 1.3 billion adherents). Significant clusters in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Core of Islamic belief = the five pillars. Jainism. Jainism . is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation.. The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of every being in the universe and for the health of the universe itself. Presentation by:. Karl Girling, Cadelia Evans, Vickeh Callaway, and Cate Walsh. History. In India’s past, India has been conquered by many countries.. In 1526 a man named Babur established the Mughal Empire which stretched over the modern day lands of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. . They Who . Goeth. . A. round . Getteth. around. Origin of Religions. Universalizing Religions. Ethnic Religions. Universalizing religions have precise places of origin and are based on the life events of one man.. Pilgrimage. A journey to a sacred religious location.. Caste. The class or order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.. Animism. The belief that objects and events in nature have a discrete spirit and conscious life.. The calendar . In ethnic religions = celebration of the seasons. The Jewish calendar. The solstice . In universalizing religions = celebration of the founder’s life. The Calendar . Universalizing and ethnic religions have different approaches to the calendar. . WHII.15. Warm-up:. How have the five world religions had a profound impact on culture and civilization?. What are some characteristics of the five major world religions?. Monotheism. Belief in only one God. For some reason…. People are willing to accept different cultures, but are less willing to . tolerate. or . accommodate. differences in religious matters.. Secularism. An indifference or rejection of religion/religious beliefs. CE.. Amida. Jizo. Hotei. (avatar of . Miroku. ). China. Japan. Early Folk Traditions. Early Folk Traditions. Shinto. Classical Daoism. Daoism. Theravada Buddhism (from India). (and . m. aybe Mahayana). Ethnic Religions are religions that appeal to a specific group of people and are the smaller between Ethnic and Universalizing. Sometimes you must be of the ethnicity in order to be ah adherent.. The largest ethnic religion is Hinduism which claims 950 million adherents (14% of the world’s population).. . DR. . StEpHEN. A. OGDEN. RELIGIOUS STUDIES. BCIT LIBS 7023. CAUTIONS. Dealings between religions are fraught, and must be treated advisedly.. The matter must be approached at introduction (as here) from the highest degree of generality.. Reason for Studying World Religions. More contact with people of other religions. Global conflicts have religious labels. Globalizaion – more interaction with others. Religion is the main component of peoples worldviews. ANCIENT INDIA. Indus Valley Civilization. ARYAN INVASION THEORY . pros & Cons. Why it was believable. The “. arya. ” (noble ones) in the Vedas. The . Vedas. are Sanskrit – how did Sanskrit reach India?. Religion Key Issues Where are religions distributed? Why do religions have different distributions Concerned with the regional distribution of different religions and the resulting potential for conflict