Chapter 6 Religion Vocab Flashcards
A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of a location in which its adherents are concentrated
Ethic religion
A religion that attempt to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location
Universalizing religion
Belief that God does not exist
Atheism
Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists
Agnosticism
A large and fundamental division within a religion
Branch
A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
Denomination
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
Sect
The largest branch of Islam
Sunni
The smaller branch of Islam
Shiite
A religion mainly clustered in the Punjab region of India
Sikhism
A religion that prescribed a series of ethical principles for the orderly conduct of daily life in China, such as following traditions, fulfilling obligations, and treating others with sympathy and respect.
Confucianism
A religion that emphasizes the mystical and magical aspects of life rather than just the importance of public service
Taoism
Religions that combine several traditions
Syncretic
A follower of a polytheistic religion
Pagan
Believe that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
Animism
The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only one God
Monotheism
Believe in or worship of more than one God
Polytheism
Individuals who help to defuse a universalizing religion
Missionaries
During the middle ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited by only Jews; now used to denote a section of the city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure
Ghetto
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
Pilgrimage
He said a religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
Cosmogony
A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
Hierarchical religion
A religion that does not have a central authority brochures ideas and cooperated informally
Autonomous religion
Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect).
Fundamentalism
The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned, according to religious law
Caste
Jews living outside of Israel
Diaspora
