Key 4 Flashcards
Religion v govnt
Religious groups van ippose govnt when policies are seen as promoting social change conflict with traditional religious values
How does religion make conflicts
One religions attempt to organize earths surface can convict with spatial expression of other religious/non religious ideas
Religion v govnt Islam
Religious values v modernization
Religion v govnt Hinduism
Forced to react to new non religious ideas from the west
Religion v govnt Buddhism Christianity Islam
Communist govnt diminish importance of religion in society
Religion v social change
LDCs participTing in global economy expose locals to beliefs of Mdcs (Christianity) and religious adherents in LDCs where’d christianity isn’t main religion view incompatible with religious values
Religion v social change
Taliban v western values
In Afghanistan, Taliban gained power as people welcomed them as defense against Russian invasion
They interpreted Islamic laws and banned western leisure activities. Hanging stoning flogging
The USA overthrew Taliban in 2001
Religion v social change
Honduism v social equality
Caste system neglects the untouchables. Govnt plan to give untouchables more places in universities was opposed to
Region v communism
Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
Religion v communism
Orthodox Christianity and Islam v Soviet Union
Churches were nationalized and could be used only with local permission reducing religion
Religion v communism
Buddhists hurt by Vietnamese war. Neither side were sympathetic and destroyed many Shrines
Religions v religion
Boundaries of religion
Fundamentalism
Literal interpretation and strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion
Religious war in Ireland
Religion v religion
Ireland is 87% Roman Catholic
Protestant in Northern Ireland.
Northern Protestants chose to remain in United Kingdom when Ireland got its independence
Jews Muslims Christians fight for Atrip of land in eastern Mediterranean
Jews- promised land ties
Islam - third holiest city after Mecca and madinah. Muhammad ascended to heaven here
Christianity- Palestine= holy land
Jerusalem -= holy city because jesus life events…
