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Chapter 7
Question | Answer |
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Religion | System to beliefs that order life in terms of ultimate priorities and direct behavior and practices in reference to achieving the ultimate priorities |
Secularism | Indifference to or rejection of religion |
Monotheistic Religion | Belief in one god |
Polytheistic Religion | Belief in many gods |
Animistic Religion | Traditional or indigenous religion where animals or objects are significant |
Universalizing Religions | A religion believed by its followers to have universal application and to which followers actively seek converts |
Ethnic Religions | A religion in which people are born and whose followers do not actively seek converts |
Hinduism | Religion based on a range of beliefs, including karma and reincarnation |
Caste System | Social structure of South Asian society dating to the Indus civilizations where people are born into their place in society |
Buddhism | Religion based on the belief that humans can reach enlightenment by following the middle path |
Shintoism | Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism (focusses on worshipping ancestors and nature) |
Feng Shui | Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, buildings, and cities |
Confucianism | Political philosophy that values benevolence, loyalty, and diligence within the structure of the family and the government |
Judaism | Religion based on the belief in one God whose revealed himself to and entered a convenient with Abraham |
Diaspora | Dispersal of people from their homeland to a new place, either voluntarily or by force |
Zionism | Movement for the establishment of a national homeland for Jews in the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River |
Christianity | Religion based on the belief that Jesus was born as the son of God, was crucified, and was resurrected to atone for peoples' sins |
Roman Catholic Church | One of the three major branches of Christianity (together with Protestant and Eastern Orthodox) |
Eastern Orthodox Church | One of the three major branches of Christianity (together with Roman Catholic and Protestant) |
Protestant | One of the three major branches of Christianity (together with Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) |
Islam | Religion based on the belief in one God who revealed himself to the prophet Muhammed |
Sunni | Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad's successor did not need to be blood related to Muhammad |
Shi"ite | Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad's successor needed to be a blood relative of Muhammed (common in Iran) |
Indigenous Religions | People who see themselves as a community and also identify as indigenous, or original, to a place |
Sacred Sites | A place infused with religious or spiritual meaning |
Hajj | Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad |
Interfaith Boundaries | Boundaries between the world's major faiths |
Intrafaith Boundaries | Boundaries between sects within a single major faith |
Religious Fundamentalism | Religious movement whose objects are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy |
Religious Extremism | Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence |
Jihad | Commonly translated as the "Holy War", jihad represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up to religious standards set by the Qu'ran |