| A | B |
|---|
| universalizing religion | attempts to appeal to people globally; seeks to unit |
| ethnic religion | appeals primarily to one group in one area with common heritage |
| shamanism | single person takes a leader role |
| animism | spiritual and supernatural powers |
| monotheistic religion | worships one god |
| polytheistic religion | worships multiple gods |
| religious branch | large and fundamental division within a religion |
| 3 main universalizing religions | Christianity, Islam, Buddhism |
| Christianity branches | Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox |
| Islamic branches | Sunni and Shia |
| denomination | division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations |
| sect | relatively small group that has broken away from an est. denomination |
| most widespread religion | Christianity |
| Indonesia | where most Sunni are located |
| Iran and Iraq | where many Shia are located |
| Hinduism | largest ethnic religion |
| Judaism | example of ethnic religion |
| evangelizing | to actively spread a religion |
| Mecca | pilgramage site for Muslims |
| hajj | pilgramage |
| cosmogony | set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe |
| mosques, churches, cathedrals, temples | places of worship |
| hierarchal religion | well defined geographic structure and organization of territory into local administrative units |
| religious fundamentalism | adherence to strict beliefs about the basic principles of a religion |
| caste system | part of Hinduism which pre establishes someone's rank in society |
| Zionism | call to a Jewish homeland |
| Palestine/Palestenian | stateless nation of peoples in the MidEast with current territorial dispute with Israel |
