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17 Cards in this Set
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Included as an ordinary part of everyday life
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Profane
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Set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence
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Sacred
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A social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred
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Religion
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Belief based on conviction rather than on scientific evidence
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Faith
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An object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred
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Totem
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The combining of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character
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Liberation theology
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A religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society
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Church
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A church formally linked to the state
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State church
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A church, independent of the state, that recognizes religious pluralism
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Denomination
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A religious organization that stands apart from the larger society
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Sect
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Extraordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers
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Charisma
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A religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural traditions
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Cult
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The belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity
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Animism
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The importance of religion in a person's life
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Religiosity
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The historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred
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Secularization
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A quasi-religious loyalty binding individuals in a basically secular society
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Civil religion
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A conservative religious doctrine that opposes intellectualism and worldly accomodation in favor of restoring traditional, otherworldly religion
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Fundamentalism
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