Chapter 6 Religions Flashcards
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Branch
A large and fundamental division within a religion
Animism
Traditional Ethnic religion that believes in inanimate objects like the rain. Traditional African religions are like this
Denomination
Denomination A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body.
Ethnic Religion
Appeals to one group of people living in one place.
Monotheism
The belief that there is only one god
Polytheism
Worshipping a collection of gods
Sect
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.
Universal religion
Attempts to be global, appeal to all people.
Cosmogony
Cosmogony A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
Ghetto
Ghetto During the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority live because of social, legal, or economic pressure.
Missionary
Missionary An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion.
Pagan
Pagan A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.
Pilgramage
Pilgrimage A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
Solstice
Solstice Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator.
Autonomous Religion
Autonomous religion A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally.
Hierarchal religion
Hierarchical religion A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.
Caste
Caste The class of distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.
Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect).
