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RELIGION-Spring2017
RELIGION-Spring2015
Term | Definition |
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Universalising religions | a religion in which the followers attempt to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location. |
Examples of Universalising religions | Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. |
Ethnic religions | appeal primarily to one group of people living in one place. |
Hinduism | is an example of ethnic religion with 900 million adherents |
Branch | is a large and fundamental division within a religion. |
Denomination | is a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single and administrative body. |
Sect | is a relatively small group that has broken away from a established denomination. |
Two largest branches of Buddhism | Mahayana and Theravada |
Two major branches of Islam | Sunni and Shiite |