chapter six - religion Flashcards
Animism
belief tat objects such as plants and stones have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
autonomous religion
a religion that does not ave 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.
cosmonogy
a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
denomination
a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body.
ethnic religion
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 its adherents are concentrated.
fundamentalism
literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion.
ghetto
a neighborhood or city set up for jews only now used to denote a section of a city where members of any minority group live because of social legal or economic pressure.
hierarchical religion
a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.
pagan
a follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.
sect
a relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.
universalizing religion
a religion that attempts to appeal to all people not just those who live in a particular location.
hajj
an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
stupa
a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.
minaret
an Islamic religious architecture, pray 5 times a day.
golden temple
sikhism
dome of the rock
Muḥammad is said to have ascended to heaven. locate in Jerusalem.
bodhi tree
under which Siddhartha Gautama became a buddha
torah
Judaism
trinity
three persons—the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit—
crucifix
cross with jesus on it
kaaba
black cube center of mosque
syncretic faith
the combining or blending of different beliefs. ex : African Diaspora religions
tirtha
pilgrimage in Hinduism
moksha
release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.
synogogue
a Jewish assembly or congregation for religious worship.
day of rest (sabbath)
a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday.
diaspora jewish
Exile refers to the dispersion of Israelites, Judahites, and later Jews out of their ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and the communities built by them across the world.
diaspora african-american
West and Central Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the Americas in the Atlantic slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries, with their largest populations in Brazil, the United States, Haiti
Abraham
Abraham originally Abram, is the first of the three patriarchs of Judaism
Moses
Moses is a prophet in Abrahamic religions. According to the Hebrew Bible
Dalai Lama
buddhist monk
Siddhartha Gautama
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in the sixth century B.C. in what is now modern Nepal.
Lumbini
buddhist pilgramige
Medina
Saudi Arabia, Muhammad is buried in Medina.
Salt Lake City
Latter-Day Saints Mormons
Mecca
saudi arabia, birthplace of Muhammad.
Tibet
buddhism
Western Wall
romans destroyed the second wall, in jerusalem.
Angkor Wat
cambodian temple, hinduism
acculturation
partial. the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group
asimulation
complete.the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group
