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15 Cards in this Set
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world religions
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religions not tied to a particular culture or region
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syncretism
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a blending of elements from more than one culture
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animist, animism
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belief in a complex world of spirits linked to nature, e.g. water spirits
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functionalism
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explaining a belief or practice in terms of some useful purpose it serves in society
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reductionism
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reducing a complex social institution, belief, or practice to one simple element
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symbolic order
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beliefs about the supernatural create a moral universe, ordering
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religious revivalism
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bringing back or giving renewed emphasis to beliefs and practices
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polytheism
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belief in many gods/goddesses, monotheism- belief in a single deity
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polyvalent
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something that has multiple meanings
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binaries or binary oppositions
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paired opposites
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Ritual of reversal
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where normal rules are suspended or reversed
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Rite of passage
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marks a transition from one stage to another
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positivism
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the idea that reality can be measured and described objectively
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corporatization or privatization of science
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the increasing role of science for profit
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militarization of science
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the increasing dependence of scientists on military funding
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