| A | B |
|---|
| universalizing religion | attempts to be gloabl |
| ethnic religion | appeals primarily to one group of people living in one place |
| branch | large, fundamental division within a religion |
| denomination | dvision of a branch that unites local congregations |
| sect | small group that has broken away from an established denomination |
| Islam | submission to the will of God |
| Muslim | one who surrenders to God |
| alms | acts of charity |
| fasting | refraining from a food or activity |
| pilgrimmage | religous trip |
| nirvana | state of complete redemption |
| guru | religious teacher |
| li | correct behavior |
| dao | the way, or the path |
| monotheism | belief that there is only one God |
| polytheism | worshipping a collection of gods |
| messiah | annointed |
| hijra | migration |
| caliph | successor of the prophet |
| shah | king |
| ayatollah | religious scholar |
| missionaries | people to help to transmit a universalizing religion through relocation diffusion |
| pagan | follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times |
| ghetto | city neighborhood set up by law for Jews |
| tirhta | an act of purification |
| cosmogony | set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe |
| minaret | tower |
| utopian settlement | ideal community built around a religious way of life |
| hierarchical religion | has a well-defined geographic structure with local units |
| autonomous religion | self-sufficient |
| Taliban | religious students |
| caste | class or hereditary order |
| fundamentalism | literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion |
