Religions with common geographic origins have been known to share codes of behavior, views of nature, and reasons for existence. Three great geographic center of religious origins included Southwestern Asia, where Islam, Judaism, and Christianity originated. Also, East Asia, where Confucianism and Taoism originated, and South Asia, which included Hinduism and Buddhism. Religions associated with South West Asia center on a single supreme authority and seem to be less flexible when it comes to interpretation of religion. Religions associated with South Asia and East Asia appear to be more philosophical and focus on relationships with nature and are more flexible when it comes to interpretation.
Religions in East Asia were quite different than religions in other parts of Asia, in the sense that
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Religions in this area include Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Islam’s belief system was centered around pleasing their god, Allah, by their behaviors (Doc. 2). At the end of life there was a final judgment day, where Allah assesses the person 's behavior throughout their life “no secret of yours shall remain hidden”, and hopefully will be granted a “life of pleasure”. (Doc. 8). The entire reason of existence was to please their god, and receive salvation so that they may live in paradise when they die. Both Christianity and Judaism believe that God has created man in his image and that He has made man to take care of creation (Doc. 5). Christianity also upholds the belief that God was in the beginning and he was the creator of all things. Christians also believe in messengers, or disciples, who were sent to spread the word of God and to “bear witness to the light” (Doc 6.). However, the messenger and God himself was not always accepted. Similar to Islamic faith, the reason for existence for Christians is to please their God, and receive salvation through Jesus Christ so they may live eternally in
The comparison between the Middle East, China, and Africa resembled in abounding ways. One way they all relate was through their religion: they are all polytheistic, the belief in more than one deity. The people believed that these deities, sometimes their ruler, controlled the forces of nature. For example, if there is a period of drought, they would pray to the gods
Religion. It’s a beautiful thing right? The different ideas, beliefs, and perspectives on things. But religion has a power so scarily strong. Religion can impact a whole country for the best or the worst.
For centuries civilization has evolved and spread across the globe, causing for many cultures, traditions, and especially religions to develop. Even in ancient societies such as Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, religion was one of, if not, the most important aspect of an individual 's life. The religions found in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt would shape how relationships within society functioned, including how communities related themselves to the divine and the role of leaders and priests. Furthermore, these religions would also affect how each of these societies thought about justice and even influenced attitudes toward the afterlife.
The last major religion is Islam. Islam is the one religion that had the most affect on the region. Islam originated in Mecca, close to the Red Sea and Mount. Hira.
Human beings are innately predisposed to seek an origin of existence. So, naturally, as humans evolved, theories of origin arose from all corners of the world. Although different in belief, there was always one common theme: A creator or creators, intended for humans to live on this earth with purpose. Moreover, as the world advanced, culturally specific religions remained, but a new religion emerged in Christianity. Consequently, as Christianity amplified, a centralized church was created to keep the religion standardized.
In China, Legalism, Taoism, and Confucianism developed as the most significant systems of religion; in India, it was Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Taoism placed a strong emphasis on living with nature, whereas Confucianism promoted moral purity and education. Legalism, on the other hand, placed a strong emphasis on tough rules and harsh punishments to maintain social order. Buddhism taught the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to enlightenment, whereas Hinduism focused on the idea of dharma and the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Jainism placed a strong emphasis on abstinence and non-violence in order to achieve spiritual
Geography not only plays a part in the spread of a religion but also can be inspiration or reflection for the religion itself. Many societies have numerous deities inspired by the landscape in and around their civilization. However, I believe not all religions drew inspiration from the land they lived in. Mesopotamian societies had multiple gods. Most deities represented cosmic forces of nature such as the sun, moon, water, and storms who were responsible for the creation of the earth (World Societies p. 36).
In conclusion, although the religions of ancient Egypt and China differentiated on the belief of exactly who they worshiped. In comparison both civilizations were dependent upon the religious moral values implemented by a their divine being, bodily preservation, and the belief of Afterlife
While both Islam and Christianity were spread Christianity had more governments in control than Islam. The Christians and Islam each believed that there is only one true God that sends down a messenger
Hinduism is an aggregate term connected to the numerous philosophical and religious conventions local to India. Hinduism has neither a particular snippet of birthplace nor a particular organizer. Maybe, the custom comprehends itself to be ageless, having dependably existed. With the entry of the Aryans around 1500 BC, the Indo-European divine beings entered India also. This was the start of advanced Hinduism.
This contrast has created significant differences in the way the two religions developed over the course of history. Christianity in the modern age and even throughout most of history has been a significantly more
Have you ever heard of the religions Buddhism and Judaism. These are two very unique religions and have very different beliefs but then they also have a few things in common so they aren 't totally different. They are both very old religions. So first i will tell you about them
Shiva is a Hindu God and is one of one of the most well-known Hindu gods to this day. Shiva is referred to the “Holy-Trinity” of Hinduism. Shiva has been around for many years in the Hindu religion, but did not come to be worshipped and evolved upon until later in the history of Hinduism. The way Shiva is character-wise, can be described to be one of the most original and not so simple to understand. There are three different aspects of a specific philosophy that pertains to Lord Shiva.
Elverskog, J. (2010). Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. The book is a good example of comparative analyses of two religions throughout the history.
“Hinduism is a religious system that has grown and developed from an even older religion based on the Vedas, which are ancient and sacred Hindu writings.” This older religion was created in India, from about 2000 to 1000 B.C. only thing is that it was created orally, and then it was created in written texts by sacred texts during a period of about 1500 B.C. to 900 B.C. the idea of Hinduism includes the important belief of transmigration. This belief declares the existence the innermost self or soul, whether it is in a great or low being, this has been unchanged. There is happy or poor and suffering according to its moral or immoral behavior. This explanation of life situations is known as the law of karma and the process is called samsara.