Chapter 1 (Introduction) Flashcards
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What is Religion?
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Comes from the Latin word ‘religio’ (to bind) and was inherently linked to Christianity
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Insider in Religion
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Someone who practices a religious tradition
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Outsider in Religion
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Someone who has no personal investment in a religious tradition
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Monotheism
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Belief in one god
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Animism
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Belief that objects/beings in nature possesses a spirit or soul
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Polytheism
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Belief in many gods
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Key Characteristics of Religion
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- Three worlds
- Significance of sacred places
- Spirits
- Death & Burial
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