GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Agnosticism, Irreligion, Major Religious Groups
22 Jan 2018
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Geography of religion: migration & diffusion. Key concepts in the geography of religion (cid:858)no eligio(cid:374)(cid:859) & e(cid:272)ularis(cid:373: universalizing and ethnic religions, religious landscapes. Religion: a set of beliefs (and associated activities) that facilitates an appreciation and understanding of our place in the world and acts to unify all those that believe into a single community. Religion: one of the fundamental ways that we differentiate between cultural groups: universality: serves a basic human/cultural need. Religious laws/beliefs govern many aspects of cultural behaviour: diet, dress, roles of men/women, laws, education, lifestyles, etc. e. g. consider ontario. Influences human cultural behaviour & interaction (cid:858)wa(cid:455)s of life(cid:859) & (cid:272)ulture of religio(cid:374) In terms of number of adherents (followers/believers) which religion is the largest worldwide: christianity: ~1/3 of the global population, roman catholicism. Islam: ~1/5 of the global population: hinduism, buddhism, judaism, etc. What about in canada, which is the largest: christianity: ~1/2 and 2/3 of the population.
