Religious Terms and Concepts: Definitions from Animism to Zakat, Quizzes of Cultural Geography

Download Religious Terms and Concepts: Definitions from Animism to Zakat and more Quizzes Cultural Geography in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 religion DEFINITION 1 a system of human thought that includes a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power, deity or deities, or ultimate truth TERM 2 proselytic (universalizing) religion DEFINITION 2 a religion that has as a central tenet the seeking of new members, with an ultimate goal of bringing all of humanity into the belief system, in some cases, with urgency before the occurrence of a coming event (e.g., Christianity, Islam) TERM 3 ethnic religion DEFINITION 3 a religion associated with a particular ethnic group in which entry is barred to people beyond the ethnic group or requires a rigid conversion process (e.g., Judaism) TERM 4 polytheistic religion DEFINITION 4 a religious system in which people believe in or worship multiple deities, usually called gods and/or spirits TERM 5 monotheistic religion DEFINITION 5 religion in which adherents believe in one supreme god TERM 6 syncretic religion DEFINITION 6 a religion that combines the distinctive elements of two or more religious practices TERM 7 orthodoxy DEFINITION 7 religious tradition that emphasizes purity of belief and works to block the infusion of outside ideas; often associated with distinctive religious sects (e.g., Orthodox Judaism) TERM 8 fundamentalism DEFINITION 8 religious belief in a literal interpretation and the absolute truth of religious texts as inerrant TERM 9 Animism DEFINITION 9 religious or spiritual idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans but also in other animals, plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other entities of the natural environment TERM 10 Five Pillars of Islam DEFINITION 10 term given to the five duties incumbent on every Sunni Muslim