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19 Cards in this Set
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profane |
included as an ordinary element of everyday life |
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sacred |
set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence |
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religion |
a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred |
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ritual |
formal, ceremonial behavior |
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faith |
belief based on conviction rather than on scientific evidence |
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totem |
an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred |
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liberation theology |
the combining of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character |
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church |
a type of religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society |
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state church |
a church formally allied with the state |
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denomination |
a church, independent of the state, that recognizes religious pluralism |
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sect |
a type of religious organization that stands apart from the larger society |
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charisma |
extraordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers |
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cult |
a religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural traditions |
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monotheism |
belief in a single divine power |
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polytheism |
belief in many gods |
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religiosity |
the importance of religion in a person's life |
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secularization |
the historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred |
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civil religion |
a quasi-religious loyalty binding individuals in a basically secular society |
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fundamentalism |
a conservative religious doctrine that opposes intellectualism and wordly accommodation in favor of restoring traditional, otherworldly religion |
