Religion Flashcards
From the Greek “to disperse” a term describing forceful or voluntary dispersal from a people to their homeland
diaspora
A doctrine within Islam. Translated “holy water.” Struggle to live up to the Qu’ran.
Jihad
Religion based on the teaching of Jesus.
Christianity
The deliberate killing of a large group of people.
Genocide
The belief that an inanimate object has a soul, good, or bad. (tree/hill)
Animistic Religions
three major branches of Christianity.
Protestant, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Towers attached to a Muslim mosque. Has balconys
Minarets
A philosophy of ethics, education, and public service based on Confusious.
Confusanism
Adherents to the largest branch of Islam
Sunnis
Carried to point of violence
Religious Extremeists
Lao-Tsu. One with nature…
Taoism
Boundaries between major faiths
Interfaith boundaries
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Hajj
Religious movement to return to the foundations of the faith
Religious Fundumentalism
Worship one god. Will protect only Jews.
Judaism
Youngest major world religion
Islam
Adherents, known as Shiahs, Persian side of Islam
Sh’ite
The system of Islamic law
Shari’s law
Place of space people infuse with religious meaning
Sacred Sites
Movement to unite the Jewish people of the diaspora and to establish a national homeland.
Zionism
A space in which activities occur
Activity space
Faith where people follow their Shaman
Shamanism
Chinese are and science of placement
Feng Shui
Religious exploration
Pilgrimage
Strict social segregation of people. India’s Hindu Society.
Caste System
Boundaries in a single major faith
Interfaith boundaries
No God, self knowledge; no greed.
Buddhism
Japanese, many gods. Ancestor worship
Shintoism
Oldest, no founder
Hinduism.
Particular to one, cultural distinct group of people
Ethnic religion
The idea of one true religion
Universalizing Religion
Belief mult. deities are revered
Polytheistic Religion
One supreme being is revered
Monotheistic Religion
Ethical and moral
Secularism
A system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities
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