Chapter 6: Religion Flashcards
Universalizing vs Ethnic religion
Universalizing is a religion that seeks converts, Ethnic languages are more localized and harder to join.
Categories of Religion, what do they mean?
1. Religion
2. Branch
3. Denomination
4. Congregation
- Universalizing or Ethnic?
- Large and fundamental
- legal and administrative
4.specific church
What are the two branches of Islam? What is the difference in what they believe?
Sunni- anyone under the sun has the opportunity to replace Muhammad, (majority)
Shiite- only a blood relative can replace Muhammad
What is Animism?
Superstition around natural events in a religion
What are the two branches of Buddhism? How do they see Buddha?
Mahayana- happy
Theravada- about deprivation
What is unique about Judaism?
It is ethnic, and the first monotheistic religion, also widespread due to the diaspora (the spread of people)
What are the four largest religions? these make up 78% of the population
Christian, Islam, Hindu, Buddhism
What religion has a minaret and a mosque?
Islam
What religion has a pagoda?
Buddhism
Which 2 religions are prominent in Africa?
Half is Christian, half is Muslim
what are the three branches of Christianity?
1.Roman Catholic
2.Orthodox
3.Protestant
Who is the founder of Islam? What are the sacred places significance?
Muhammad, sacred places of universalizing religions are often related to life events of the founder
What religion is the global calendar based off (Gregorian)
Christianity
Typically, what are the holidays for Universalizing vs Ethnic religions?
Ethnic= around changing seasons
Universalizing= events in life of founder
What does it mean for a branch of religion to be autonomous or hierarchical?
Autonomous gives local control to congregations, they are self-sufficient, such as Baptist
Hierarchical= Roman Catholic
Who is the founder of Buddhism? What are the truths called that he discovered?
Siddharta Guatama, he discovered the four noble truths.
Is Hinduism Universalizing or Ethnic?
Ethnic
What are the prominent religions of Northern Ireland?
Catholic = Irish, Prodestant = British
Which religion has synagogues?
Judaism
Assimilation vs Acculturation
Assimilation- when you move, you loose cultural aspects completely
Acculturation= combination of old and new
What is a Utopian Settlement?
A community built around a religious or social group
What is cosmonogy in religion?
a set of religious beliefs about creation ex: yin and yang
Where do Shiite Muslims primarily live?
Iran
Why is Lutheran and Protestant found in the US North?
People moved there that are those faiths because it has the same cold climate as Northern Europe
