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Geo ch.6
Religions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| folk religions | comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized religion |
| universalizing religions | attempt to be global and appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just one culture or location |
| ethnic religions | appeal primarily to one ethnic or cultural group, or a specific region |
| congregation | a local assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship |
| denomination | unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body |
| branch | a large and fundamental division within a religion |
| Christianity 3 branches | Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodox |
| Buddhism 3 branches | Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| Islam 2 branches | Sunni and Shiite |
| primal-indigenous religions | hundreds of millions practice it in east and southeast Asia |
| animism | elements of the natural world are animated or have discrete spirits and conscious life |
| relocation diffusion | the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another |
| hierarchical diffusion | the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority/power to other persons/places |
| contagious diffusion | the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population |
| pilgrimage | a journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred |
| hajj | Muslims are expected to make this pilgrimage to Makkah |
| utopian settlement | a community built to reflect the ideals of a particular religious or social group |
| toponym | the general name for any place or geographical entity |
| autonomous religions | a religion without a central authority (ex. Islam and Hinduism) |
| hierarchical religions | have well-defined geographical structure and organize territory into local administrative units (ex. Mormons and the Roman Catholic Church) |
| cosmogony | a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe |
| solstice | the time or date where the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days of the year- has special significance in some ethnic religions |
| religious fundamentalism | a literal interpretation and a strict and intense adherence to the basic principles of a religion |
| syncretic | combines several traditions (ex. Confucianism and Taoism) |
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