Ch. 6-RELIGION-Vocab Flashcards
Animism
The belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe-attribution of a soul to plants, intimate objects and natural phenomenon
Autonomous religion
A religion that doesn’t have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
Branch
A large and fundamental division within a religion
Caste
The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
Atheism
Disbelief or the lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
Denomination
A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a signal legal and administration body
Ethnic religion
A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the hearth
Fundamentalism
Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principals of a religion
Interfaith conflict
A conflict between two different religions
Intrafaith conflict
A conflict between 2+ branches/sects of the same religion
Monotheism
Belief of only one God
Pagan
A follower of a polytheistic religion
Pilgrimage
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Religion
The belief and worship of a superhuman(God,gods)
Sect
A relatively small group that’s been broken away from an established denomination
Secularism
A belief system that rejects religion, or the belief that religion should be apart of public education(church and state)
Universalizing
A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those that live in a particular location
