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Agnosticism |
Belief--nothing can be known about whether God exists...unsure about what's "out there" |
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Animistic Religions |
belief that inanimate objects such as: hills, trees, rocks, rivers, and other elements of the natural landscape possess souls and can hinder or help human efforts on earth. |
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Atheism |
Belief that God does NOT exist |
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Autonomous Religion |
a self-sufficient religion. Example> Islam |
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Caste System |
strict social segregation of people---specifically in India's Hindu society |
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Cosmogony |
distinctive concepts of religious belief concerning the origin or the universe |
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Branch |
large and fundamental division within a religion |
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Denomination |
a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations |
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Sect |
a relatively small group that had broken away from an established denomination |
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Diaspora |
term describing forceful or voluntary dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place |
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Ethnic Religion |
particular to one, culturally distinct, group of people. Do NOT actively seek converts. |
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Feng Shui |
literally "wind-water". Structures and objects are positioned in an effort to channel flows of life-breath in favorable ways |
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Fundamentalism |
literal interpretation and a strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion or religious branch/denomination/sect |
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Ghetto |
historically-neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews. |
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Hajj |
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad. |
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Hierarchical Religion |
religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control |
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Indigenous Religion |
a religion of beliefs by indigenous (original) people of an area. |
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Interface Area |
the common area shared by linking two or more religions |
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Interfaith Boundaries |
boundaries between the world's major faiths |
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Intrafaith Boundaries |
within a single major faith |
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Jihad |
doctrine within Islam. Commonly "Holy War", it represents either a personal or collective struggle to live up to religious standards set by the Qu'ran. Extremists distort is as a war against non-Muslims or and Muslim that does not share their "mission". |
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Minarets |
tower attached to a Muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies with a crier who calls Muslims to prayer. |
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Missionary |
individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion. |
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Monotheistic Religion |
belief system--one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe |
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Pagan |
word for a follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times |
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Pilgrimage |
voluntary travel by adherent to sacred site to pay respects participate in ritual at the site. |
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Polytheistic Religion |
belief system--multiple deities are revered as creators and maintainers of the universe |
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Religion |
organized belief in supernatural supreme beings as creators and maintainers of the universe. |
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Religious Extremism |
religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence |
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Sacred Site |
place or space people infuse with religious meaning |
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Secularism |
idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life of Earth: not to accommodate a deity. Opposite of theocracy. |
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Shamanism |
community faith in traditional societies in which people follow their shaman---a religious leader, teacher, healer, and visionary. |
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Shari'a Law |
System of Islamic law, based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu'ran |
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Shi'ite (Shi'a) |
Sect of Islam: vocal minority; primarily in Iran: belief that leader of Islam should be a direct descendant of Muhammad |
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Sunni |
Sect of Islam: 85% of Muslims: believe leader of Islam should be a member of the Caliph (leadership) |
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Syncretic |
a religion that combines several traditions. |
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Universalizing Religion |
belief that there is ONE true religion that is universal in scope, representing universal truths. May actively seek converts. |
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Zionism |
movement to unite Jewish people of the diaspora and to establish a national homeland for them in the promised land. |