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20 Cards in this Set
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Profane
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Included as an ordinary element of everyday life
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sacred
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set apart as extraordinary, inspuring awe and reverence
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Religion
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A social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred
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Ritual
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Formal, ceremonial behavior
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Faith
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Belief based on conviction rather than on scientific evidence
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Totem
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An object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred
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Liberation technology
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the combining of christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character
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Cults
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Religious organizations based on new and unconventional beliefs and practices
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Church
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A type of religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society
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state church
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a church formally allied with the state
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Denomination
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A church, independent of the state, that recognizes religious pluralism
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Sect
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A type of religious organization that stands apart from the larger society
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Charisma
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Extraordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers
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Animism
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The belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity
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Monotheism
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Belief in a single divine power
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Polytheism
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Belief in many gods
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Religiosity
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The importance of religion in a person's life
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Secularization
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The historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred
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Civil Religion
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A Quasi-religious loyalty binding individuals in a basically secular society
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Fundamentalism
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a conservative religious doctrine that opposes intellectualism and worldly accommodation in favor of restoring traditional, otherwordly religion
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