Religion Flashcards
sacred/profane
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cosmology
a system, often religious, for imagining and understanding the universe
mana
(especially in Polynesian, Melanesian, and Maori belief) pervasive supernatural or magical power.
taboo
sacred and forbidden; prohibition backed by supernatural sanctions
magic (imitative)
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magic (contagious)
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Rites of passage (separation)
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Rites of passage (liminality/communitas)
the in between phase
Rites of passage (incorporation)
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ritual
formal, repetitive, stereotyped behavior; based on liturgical order
religion as regulator (totemism)
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religion as regulator (social control)
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religion as regulator (leveling mechanism)
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revitalization movements
social movements aimed at altering or revitalizing a society
syncretic religions
mixes/emerges from acculturation?