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Eastern Orthodox Church |
One of the three major branches of Christianity, The Eastern Orthodox Church, together with the Roman Catholic Church, a second of the three major branches of Christianity, arose out of the division of the Roman Empire by Emperor Diocletian into four governmental regions: two western regions centered in Rome, and two eastern regions centered in Constantinople (now instanbul, Turkey) in 1054 ce, Christianity was divided along that same line when the Eastern Orthodox Church, centered in Constantinople, and the Roman Catholic Church, centered in Rome, split. McKinna Copple |
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Roman Catholic Church |
Claims the most followers of all Christian denominations, centered in Rome, led by the pope McKinna Copple |
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Protestant |
One of the three major branches of Christianity(together with the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church) Following the widespread societal changes in Europe starting in the 1300s ce, many adherents to the Roman Catholic Church began to question the role of religion in their lives and opened the door to the Protestant reformation wherein John Huss, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and others challenged many of the fundamental teachings of the Roman Catholic Church McKinna Copple |
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Islam |
The youngest of the major world religions, Islam is based on the teachings of Muhammad, born in Mecca is 571 ce. According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received the truth directly from allah in a series of revelations during which Muhammad spoke the verses of the Qu’ran(Koran), the Islamic holy book McKinna Copple |
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Sunni |
Adherents to the largest branch of Islam, called the orthodox or traditionalist. They believe in the effectiveness of family and community in the solution of life’s problems, and they differ from the shi’ites in accepting the traditions(sunna) of Muhammad as an authoritative McKinna Copple |
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Shi’ite |
Adherents of one of the two main divisions of Islam. Also known as shiahs, the shi’ites represent the Persian (Iranian) variation of Islam and believe in the infallibility and divine right to authority of imams, descendants of Ali. McKinna Copple |
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Shamanism |
Community faith in traditional societies in which people follow their shaman-a religious leader, teacher, healer, and visionary. At times an especially strong shaman might attract a regional following, however most shamans remain local figures. McKinna Copple |
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Pilgrimage |
Voluntary travel by an adherent to a sacred site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site McKinna Copple |
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Sacred sites |
Place or space people infuse with religious meaning McKinna Copple |
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Minarets |
Tower attached to a Muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a crowd calls Muslims to prayer McKinna Copple |
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Hajj |
The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad McKinna Copple |
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Interfaith boundaries |
Boundaries between the worlds major faiths McKinna Copple |
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Intrafaith boundaries |
Boundaries within a single major fate McKinna copple |
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Genocide |
The systematic killing or extermination of an entire people or nation McKinna Copple |
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Activity space |
The space within which a daily activity occurs McKinna Copple |
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Religious fundamentalism |
Religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy McKinna Copple |
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Religious extremism |
Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence McKinna Copple |
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Shari’a laws |
The system of Islamic law, sometimes called Qu’ranic law. Unlike most western systems of law that are based on legal precedence, Shari’a is based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu’ran McKinna Copple |
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Jihad |
A doctrine within Islam. Commonly translated as “holy war” Jihad represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up the religious standards set by the Qu’ran McKinna Copple |
