Religion Flashcards

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sacred/profane

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cosmology

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a system, often religious, for imagining and understanding the universe

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mana

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(especially in Polynesian, Melanesian, and Maori belief) pervasive supernatural or magical power.

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4
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taboo

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sacred and forbidden; prohibition backed by supernatural sanctions

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5
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magic (imitative)

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magic (contagious)

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7
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Rites of passage (separation)

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8
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Rites of passage (liminality/communitas)

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the in between phase

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9
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Rites of passage (incorporation)

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10
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ritual

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formal, repetitive, stereotyped behavior; based on liturgical order

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11
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religion as regulator (totemism)

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12
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religion as regulator (social control)

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13
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religion as regulator (leveling mechanism)

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14
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revitalization movements

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social movements aimed at altering or revitalizing a society

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15
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syncretic religions

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mixes/emerges from acculturation?

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