Within each country the Church was self-governing and independent, but everyone in that country has an overall allegiance to the Patriarch of Constantinople. The Orthodox Church was the main denomination of the Ottoman empire which was located in eastern Europe and Asia Minor. The Largest Christian denomination of the Late Middle Ages was the Roman Catholic Church. As the Mother of Christianity and the main guideline to the later branches of Christianity, the Roman Catholic Church was under a lot of pressure during the late Middle Ages. In some cases the Church didn’t live up to their prestige and was forced to reform, like at the Council of Trent.
10 Major Religions 1. Christianity: Christianity is an Abrahamic, Monotheistic religion based on the life and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity is the world’s largest religion, with about 2.4 billion members. Christianity began in the mid-1st century. Originating in the Middle East, it quickly spread to Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and Egypt.
The Amish Becky Cline ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Mitra Ronki December 5, 2011 The Old Order Amish Mennonites is from the North America these people are Germanic. The Anabaptist group has been persisted from their beliefs for more than three centuries they are the Amish, the Mennonites and the Hutterites. They believe in baptism and pacifism, they stayed with a strict religious community. Later on the Amish had migrated from several countries to America. The first migration started in 1727 to 1790, there was about five hundred Amish that settled in the Pennsylvania area.
Martin Luther is considered one of the greatest Christian minds in all of history. Martin Luther was the founder of Protestantism. But to better understand Martin Luther, one has to go back to the time period he lived in, and the culture that surrounded him. After that, the reasons for his beliefs can be better understood, and his life begins to make sense. Finally after one learns about Luther’s life and culture, he can then begin to see the effect Luther’s life had on the culture of his day that have remained strong unto the present.
The Catholic belief system has a very big role in America because most humans are in the Christian belief system. Some catholic people think that the Catholic Church is not just another denomination within Christianity. It is the universal community established by Jesus. Most Catholic 's want more people to go to church and believe in Jesus. They want more people to think that there is a heaven and a hell and that Jesus did put us on the earth for a reason.
Introduction Indigenous Peoples are a significant and an important portion of humanity. Their heritage, their ways of life, their stewardship of this planet, and their cosmological insights are an invaluable treasure house for us all. Indigenous Peoples live in every region of the world. They live in climates ranging from Arctic cold to Amazon heat, and often claim a deep connection to their lands and natural environments. For many indigenous peoples, the natural world is a valued source of food, health, spirituality and identity.
Culture is what helped build the large society we live in today. There are all different types of cultures all over the world. Different cultures even exist within our own communities because of the multi-cultural diversity that exists in the US. Culture is unique to one another because of the different values and beliefs. Culture to man can be also universal because we all came from one culture thousands of years ago.
There are many closely related denominations comprised within western Christianity. Catholic, Protestant, and Anglican are three denominations favored by many worldwide. With 1.1 billion members, the catholic denomination is the largest denomination of any religion making Christianity the world’s largest religion. Judaism, derived from the Greek Judah has approximately 14,500,000 members, which is roughly 0.2% of the world’s population. Religion is the belief in worship or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny.
Ever since 1517 and the Protestant Reformation, the United Kingdom became a prominent melting pot of diverse religious customs and traditions. Today, there are over 170 distinguishable religions, many of which are intertwined to form even more intricate belief systems. Even though some ethnic groups in the United Kingdom are multi-religious, the official religion is Christianity. Religion in England Throughout time, various forms of paganism were predominant in England. Though there are several religions established today, the official state church is the Church of England.
A Society, which is build mainly on a mixture of different cultures, many interesting things may happen. Canada, America and Britain are the best examples. The huge cultural crossover lead to an interesting cultural outcome. With such a variety and freedom we all want to belong to something that we can best identify with. People who live in nations that are based on an extensive history of cultural traditions are more aware where they belong, and what to identify with.