Spatial patterns in the growth and spread of the church is the main theme of the chapteriv. Research why hinduism and buddhism have not seen the diffusion that christianity, islam and judaism have experienced. Diffusion of christianity can be identified in two ways during the dutch era i. It enables dispersion of concepts or things from a central point of origin to other locations that may or may not be directly connected. Little is known about the mechanisms of spreading innovative ideas. However, recent gametheoretic research shows how a strategy of unconditional altruism such as christianity formally enjoined can, under certain conditions, resist invasion by defectors, freeriders and cheats. International spatial diffusion of the church of jesus christ of latter. Diffusion and landscape classification of religions paths and types of diffusion sacred spaces on the landscape religion systems of formal or informal worship, faith, ritual influences cultural landscapes values and attitudes, rhythms of everyday life, calendar events, consumption of fooddrink. Diffusion of christianity diffusion of christianity. The case of early christianity in the roman empire article pdf available in plos one 12. Cultural diffusion is the spreading of cultural traits from one group or place to another. Contagious diffusion spread within the roman empire. Public commemoration is a socially directed process. Foundations of human geography 201415 page 3 of 7 demographic indicators.
It was diffused worldwide relocation through the european age of colonialism beginning around the late 15th century. Presents a strategy for teaching students about islam from a geographic perspective. This resource paper on geographcal spatial diffusion eric. Christianity today unlike a century ago is truly a global faith. Memorial spaces monuments, memorials, shrines, museums, and preserved sites used to commemorate and sanctify the past from d. What are some examples of spatial diffusion answers. Here we investigate how well the spread of christianity can be explained as a. The case of early christianity in the roman empire jan fousek id 1,5, vojtech kas. This kind of proliferation is known as spatial diffusion. Have students map the locations of the follower s of the 3 monotheistic or 5 major world religions. Global christianity a report on the size and distribution.
The spread of christianity is relocation diffusion. Spatial diffusion geographic forces that affect adoption by individual customers rate and pattern of adoption based on type of advertising, demographics, distance to retail outlets pricing, promotion, tactical product positioning a friend, expert, or relative influences up to 80% of all purchases. Origin and diffusion of the five major world religions 1. Islam is a universalizing monotheistic religion which originated in the middle east and spread to vast regions of asia and. This chapter makes an effort to understand the pattern in the diffusion of christianity in manipur since 1894 till the present times. Have students explain the differences between the monotheistic religions of the middle east and eastern religions. Much of southwestern asia was predominantly christian at one time, but today it is. Diffusion of universalizing religions islam buddhism christianity ethnic religions most ethnic religions have limited, if any, diffusion. Schuster laboratory for manufacturing and productivity data center program mit stuart j. Since spatial diffusion takes place on many different scales, chapter three focuses on the various models of individual or microlevel diffusion, urban diffusion, regional diffusion, and macrolevel or national and international diffusion.
I introduce a model of religious diffusion that incorporates both spatial and functional. Diffusion paths of islam spread mainly by expansion diffusion through 17th century through asia, north africa. The religion includes over one billion members and more than one sixth of the worlds population. It diffused rapidly hierarchically throughout europe when the roman emperor constantine was converted to christianity in a. Global christianity a report on the size and distribution of the worlds christian population a comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2. Suggests that students be kept actively involved in the learning process by study of the carriers of and barriers to the spread of religion. These are some of the key findings of global christianity. Intertribal differences in responses to christianity has been analysed in chapterv.
Because of the missing material evidence concerning christianity until the third century, the spatial dimension of this spread has been studied only to a limited extent, primarily on the basis of spatial. Most jews have not lived in the mediterranean since a. Missionaries spread the teachings of jesus to the roman empire. Nov 25, 2014 here we show that the spatial prevalence of human societies that believe in moralizing high gods can be predicted with a high level of accuracy 91% from historical, social, and ecological data. Religion interests geographers because it is essential for understanding how humans occupy earth. Jul 11, 2019 in geography, the term diffusion refers to the spread of people, things, ideas, cultural practices, disease, technology, weather, and other factors from place to place. The three main types of this phenomenon are expansion diffusion, stimulus diffusion, and relocation diffusion. Barriers to diffusion may be physical or cultural, such as differences in languages or levels of technology.
Muslims controlled portions of the iberian peninsula spain for more than 700 years, until 1492. Spatial distribution of jews differs from that of other ethnic religions because judaism is practiced in many other countries, not in just its place of origin. Religion dominates the lives and behavior of billions of people worldwide. The spread of christianity through the roman empire has been widely studied in the humanities relying especially on close reading of ancient literary sources 1, 2. Using highresolution datasets, we systematically estimate the relative effects of resource abundance, ecological risk, cultural diffusion, shared ancestry, and political complexity on the global. Allen professor emeritus, penn state erie the behrend college david l.
Semitic religious hearth judaism, christianity, islam 2. The diffusion of christianity in the third century ad as a. The first to receive the message were people in towns and military settlements. Pdf religion has been considered as a phenomenon has an unprecedented potentiality in transforming the human thinking, history and the. East asian religious hearth confucianism, taoism 1 2 3 diffusion of universalizing religions islam buddhism christianity ethnic religions most ethnic religions have limited, if any, diffusion. Pdf christianity emerged as a small and marginal movement in the first century palestine and throughout the following three centuries it became highly.
The diffusion of catholicism currently, catholicism roman is the largest religious group of christianity in the world. Growth and development of world religions explain the way that the world religions or belief systems of hinduism, judaism, confucianism, buddhism, christianity, and islam grew, including spatial representations of that growth interactions with culturally diverse peoples. See world maps weighted by christian population in 1910 and 2010. Spatial constraints on the diffusion of religious innovations. Relocation diffusion best describes christianity because by definition its the spread through peoples movement from place to place.
The geographic principle of spatial diffusion can be applied to any phenomenon, idea, disease, or concept that spreads through a population across space and through time. Ap human geography belief system card flashcards quizlet. The spatial dimension of the diffusion of innovations is far less studied than other aspects of the diffusion process. The spread of christianity through the roman empire has been widely. Dec 26, 2018 the spatial dimension of the diffusion of innovations is far less studied than other aspects of the diffusion process. Pdf spatial constraints on the diffusion of religious. Christianity originated with the birth of jesus near jerusalem. My aim has been to demonstrate similarities and differences among these processes. The analysis of spatial diffusion processes springerlink. Explanation of the growth of christianity in the third century roman empire has long been controversial.
Diffusion is defined as the geographic spread of protest activity and is measured as the number of cities involved in protest activity in a given week. Origins and diffusion cultural geography a geography of religion for many people, religion, more than any other cultural trait, defines who they are and how they understand the world around them. Emperor constantine helped diffuse the religion throughout the roman empire by embracing christianity. Explains that information about the history and spread of islam is conceptualized as a study of religious spatial diffusion. Pdf temporal and spatial diffusion of the christianity. Religios hearths and diffusion geography 11 with bays at. The spatial diffusion of islam outward from mecca was significant and predictable. Temporal and spatial diffusion of the christianity. Marketing science and spatial diffusion a look at the role of the epcglobaltm network and unique identificationa edmund w. Geographers, though, are not theologians, so they stay focused on those elements of religions that are geographically significant. Dec 26, 2018 spatial constraints on the diffusion of religious innovations. Diffusion of christianity relocation diffusion first diffused from its hearth, judea. Christianity emerged as a small and marginal movement in the first century palestine and throughout the following three centuries it became highly visible in the whole mediterranean. The equation actually links p the proportion of adopters to t.
Diffusion of universalizing religions, especially christianity and islam, typically comes at the expense of ethnic religions. Indochina spice islands m oluccas or maluku islands. Christianity began to diffuse from palestine through europe during the time of the roman empire and continued after the empires collapse. Christianity lingua franca cultural landscape overseas chinese chinese diaspora spatial diffusion key places in addition to the countries and their capitals, the following places have particular historical, cultural or religious significance in southeast asia. The top three universalizing religions spread through expansion and relocation diffusion. Spread mainly by expansion diffusion any subtype ethnic.
308 19 862 892 1057 426 60 1456 1638 1652 1001 1492 1589 1524 1499 624 838 164 495 121 697 994 691 1494 1618 29 1664 429 88 985 982 1061 1434 928 506 724 578 151 472 948