Human Geography Chapter 6 key issue 1
24/10/11 8:41 AM Key concepts Religious hearths Religious diffusion Regional distribution of religions World religions Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Non-religious Case study: Dalai Lama Spiritual & political leader, Tibetan Buddhists Dharamsala exile, north India Since 1959 2 types of religions universalizing goal is to spread influence beyond hearth proselytizing = spreading the faith ethnic goal is to practice the religion within the hearth hearth of Christianity = middle ease (Israel/palestain) Buddhism = heath is Nepal/india Islam = hearth is middle east Religion(Christianity) Branches ( protestant) Denominations(church of England) Sect (within Baptists) Christianity is the most popular religion 2 million Christian categorization Three main branches Roman catholic