Chapter 6; Religion And Pop Culture Terms

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1. Dalai Lama

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The spiritual leader of Tibetan buddhism.

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2. Universalizing Religion

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A religion that attempts to appeal to all people.

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3. Ethnic Religions

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

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4. Atheism

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Belief that god doesnt exist.

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5. Agnoaticism

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Belief that nothing can be known about whether god exists.

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6. Branch

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A large a fundamental division within a religion.

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7. Denomination

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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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8. Christianity

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Worlds leading universalizing religion

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Muslim

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Follower of Islam

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10. Sunni

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Biggest branch of Islam composing of 83% of all muslims

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11. Shiite

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Second branch of Islam. 23%

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12. Buddhism

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Third leading universalizing religion.

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13. Hinduism

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Largest ethnic religion.

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14. Confucianism

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A system of philosophical and ethical teachings. Founder was Confucius.

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15. Pagan

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A follower of a polytheistic religion.

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16. Animism

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Belief 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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17. Spiritism

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The belief in supernatural spirits roaming the world.

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18. Judaism

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First ever recorded religion. It is recorded that all three of the universalizing religion have Judaism elements.

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19. Monotheism

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Belief in one god

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20. Polytheism

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Belief in many gods.

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21. Roman Catholic branch

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Largest branch of Christianity. Pope is the leader.

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22. Orthodox Branch

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Smallest branch of Christianity.

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23. Protestant Branch

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Second leading branch of Christianity.

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24. Crusades

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Series of wars fought by the christians and muslims over control over the holy land.

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25. Pilgrimage

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A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.

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27. Ghetto

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Historically has been a neighborhood where by law only Jews lived; used to denote a section of a city where minority groups live because of social, legal, or economic pressure

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28. Missionaries

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An individual that travels to spread universalizing religions.

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29. Fundamentalist

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A literal interpretation and strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion

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30. Pope

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Leader of the Catholic Church.

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31. Hierarchical Religion

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

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32. Caste System

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

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33. Autonomous Religion

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religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally

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34. Utopian settlement

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An ideal community built around a religious way of life.

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35. Cosmogony

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Set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.