Enyavar
Prince
- Joined
- May 16, 2015
- Messages
- 510
Nice idea, but which is the Protestant Holy City?
I can only see the clear case with Rome (catholicism), Jerusalem (Judaism) and Mekka (Islam).
Varanasi for hinduism and Boddhgaya for buddhism can already be argued about, as other places are considered just as holy. Orthodoxy has definitely multiple contenders. To be honest, I have no idea about canonical Holy Cities for the chinese religions. Qufu is very plausible but more as the Kong family residence than as the religious center (which was usually in the capital) . While Taoism looks pretty much decentralized, and honestly should rather be considered a pagan religion of China which is just strong enough to withstand proselytizers (like hinduism in India, too).
I can only see the clear case with Rome (catholicism), Jerusalem (Judaism) and Mekka (Islam).
Varanasi for hinduism and Boddhgaya for buddhism can already be argued about, as other places are considered just as holy. Orthodoxy has definitely multiple contenders. To be honest, I have no idea about canonical Holy Cities for the chinese religions. Qufu is very plausible but more as the Kong family residence than as the religious center (which was usually in the capital) . While Taoism looks pretty much decentralized, and honestly should rather be considered a pagan religion of China which is just strong enough to withstand proselytizers (like hinduism in India, too).