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**APHG Chapter 6 Religion** the Cultural Landscape: An introduction into human geography 10th edition Flashcards

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1116197933AnimismBelief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
1116197934Autonomous ReligionA religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
1116197935BranchA large and fundamental division within a religion
1116197936CasteThe class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
1116197937CosmogonyA set of religious beliefs concerning the origins of the universe
1116197938DenominationA division of a branch that United a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
1116197939Ethnic religionA religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principals are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concerned
1116197940GhettoDuring the Middle Ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure.
1116197941Hierarchical religionA religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
1116197942MissionaryAn individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion
1116197944MonotheismThe doctrine or belief of the existence of only one god
1116197946PaganA follower of polytheistic religion in ancient times
1116197948PilgrimageA journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
1116197950PolytheismBelief in our worship of more than one god
1116197952SectA relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
1116197953SolsticeAstronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach it most northernmost or southernmost extreme, and resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year
1116197954Univeralizing religionA religion that attempts to speak to all people, not just those living in a particular location

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