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eastern orthodox church |
one of three major branches of christianity, arose out of Roman Empire by Emperor Diocletian into four government regions: two western regions centered in Rome, two eastern regions (justin huynh) |
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roman catholic church |
claims the most followers of all christian denominations, centered in Rome, led by Pope (justin huynh) |
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protestant |
one of three major branches of christianity. following widespread societal changes in Europe, many adherents to the Roman Catholic Church started to question the role of religion and opened the door to Protestant Reformation (justin huynh) |
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islam |
the youngest of the major world religions, Islam is based on teachings of Muhammad, born in Mecca. Muhammad received the truth from Allah, in the holy book Qu’ran (justin huynh) |
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Shi’ite |
adherents of one of the two main division of Islam. Also known as Shiahs, the shi’ites represent the persian variation of Islam, believe in Imams,descendants of Ali (justin huynh) |
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sunni |
adherents to the largest branch of Islam, called orthodox or traditionalist, believe in the effectiveness of family and community in solution of life’s problems, differ from shiites in accepting the traditions of Muhammad as authoritative (justin huynh) |
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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. most remain local figures (justin huynh) |
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pilgrimage |
voluntary travel by and adherents to a sacred site to pay respects or participate in a ritual (justin huynh) |
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sacred site |
place or space people infuse with religious meaning (justin huynh) |
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minarets |
tower attached to a muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a crier calls Muslims to prayer (justin huynh) |
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Hajj |
the muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad (justin huynh) |
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interfaith boundaries |
boundaries between worlds major faiths (justin huynh) |
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interfaith boundaries |
boundaries within a single major faith (justin huynh) |
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genocide |
the systematic killing or extermination of an entire people or nation |
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activity space |
the space within which daily activity (justin huynh) |
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religious fundamentalims |
religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy (justin huynh) |
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religious extremism |
religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence (justin huynh) |
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shari’a laws |
the system of Islamic laws, 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 (justin huynh) |
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Jihad |
a doctrine within Islam. commonly translated as “holy war”, Jihad represent either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up the religious standards set by the Qu’ran (justin huynh) |