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Animism
belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, such as thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
autonomous religion
a religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
branch
a large and fundamental division within a religion
caste
the class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
cosmogony
a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
denomination
a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
ethnic religion
a religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated
fundamentalism
literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect)
ghetto
during the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure
hierarchical religion
a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
missionary
an individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion
monotheism
the doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god
pagan
a follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times
pilgrimage
a journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
polytheism
belief in or worship of more than one god
sect
a relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
solstice
astronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach its most northernmost or southernmost extreme, and resulting gin the shortest and longest days of the year
universalizing religion
a religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location
religion
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
secularism
the idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on earth, not to accommodated the prescriptions of a deity and promises of a comfortable afterlife
feng shui
the Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings and cities
zionism
the movement to unite the Jewish people of the diaspora and to establish a national homeland for them in the promised land
shi'ite
adherents of one of the two main divisions of islam
minaret
tower attached to a Muslim mosque , having one or more projecting balconies from which a crier calls Muslims to prayer
interfaith boundaries
the boundaries between the world's major faiths
genocide
the system killing of a large group of people or nation
religious extremism
religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence
jihad
(among Muslims) a war or struggle against unbelievers.
shari'a laws
the system of Islamic law
diaspora
the forceful or voluntary dispersal of Jews from their homeland
sunni
adherents of one of the two main divisions of islam
shamanism
community faith in traditional societies in which people follow their shaman- a religious teacher, leader, healer and visionary
hajj
the Muslim pilgrimage to mecca, the birthplace of muhammad
intrafaith boundaries
boundaries within a single major faith
religios fundamentalism
religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy