Chapter 6 Religion Vocab Flashcards

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A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of a location in which its adherents are concentrated

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Ethic religion

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A religion that attempt to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location

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Universalizing religion

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Belief that God does not exist

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Atheism

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Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists

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Agnosticism

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A large and fundamental division within a religion

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Branch

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A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body

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Denomination

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A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination

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Sect

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The largest branch of Islam

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Sunni

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The smaller branch of Islam

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Shiite

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A religion mainly clustered in the Punjab region of India

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Sikhism

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A religion that prescribed a series of ethical principles for the orderly conduct of daily life in China, such as following traditions, fulfilling obligations, and treating others with sympathy and respect.

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Confucianism

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A religion that emphasizes the mystical and magical aspects of life rather than just the importance of public service

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Taoism

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Religions that combine several traditions

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Syncretic

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A follower of a polytheistic religion

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Pagan

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Believe that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life

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Animism

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The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only one God

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Monotheism

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Believe in or worship of more than one God

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Polytheism

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Individuals who help to defuse a universalizing religion

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Missionaries

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During the middle ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited by only Jews; now used to denote a section of the city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure

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Ghetto

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A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes

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Pilgrimage

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He said a religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe

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Cosmogony

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A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control

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Hierarchical religion

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A religion that does not have a central authority brochures ideas and cooperated informally

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Autonomous religion

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Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect).

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Fundamentalism

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The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law

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Caste

25
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Jews living outside of Israel

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Diaspora