GEOG 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Major Religious Groups, Four Noble Truths, Five Pillars Of Islam
16 Jul 2020
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The system of writing used in china and other east asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in english. People care deeply about their religion and draw from religion their core values and beliefs, an essential element of the definition of culture. Religious values are important in understanding not only how people identify themselves, as was the case with language, but also the meaningful ways that they organize the landscape. Like language, migrants take their religion with them to new locations, but although migrants typically learn the language of the new location, they retain their religion. A hierarchical religion has a well-defined geographic structure and organizes territory into local administrative units (has rankings amongst the religion). A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location. Major branches- sunnis (83%), shiites (16%), kurds (1%)
