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Religion,ethnicities,boundaries
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
12/15/2010

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animism
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Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
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branch(of a religion)
Definition
A large and fundamental division within a religion.
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caste
Definition
The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.
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cosmogony
Definition
A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
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denomination
Definition
a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body
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ethnic religion
Definition
a religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution, whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location where it originated
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fundamentalism
Definition
literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion
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ghetto
Definition
during the middle ages a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by jews; now used to denote a section or a city in which members of any minority goup live b/c of social,legal,or economic pressure
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missionary
Definition
an individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion
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monotheism
Definition
the doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god
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pagan
Definition
a follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times
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pilgrimage
Definition
a journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
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polytheism
Definition
belief in or worship of more than one god
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sect
Definition
a relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
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syncretism
Definition
a hybrid of different cultural beliefs or practices
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universalizing religion
Definition
a religion that attempt to appeal to all people not just those living in a particular location.
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