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19 Cards in this Set
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animism
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belief that inanimate objects are "animated", or have spirits and conscious life
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autonomous religion
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self-sufficient religion
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branch
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a large and fundamental division within a religion
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caste
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class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu was assigned according to religious laws
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cosmogony
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a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
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denomination
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a division of a branch that unite a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body
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diocese
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the basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church
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ethnic religion
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centralized structure of religious control; established by ethnicity
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fundamentalism
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a literal interpretation and a strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion
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ghetto
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a city neighborhood set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews
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hierarchical religion
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has a well-defined geographic structure and organizes territory into local administrative units
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missionary
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individual who helps to transmit a universalizing religion through relocation diffusion
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monotheism
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belief in only one god
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pagan
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a follower of polytheistic religion
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pilgrimage
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a journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred
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polytheism
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belief in more than one god
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sect
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a small group that has broken away from an established denomination
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solstice
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"to stand still"; examples: winter solstice, summer solstice, etc.
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universalizing religion
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religions that attempt to appeal to all people
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