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| a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities |
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| the idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on earth |
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| belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe |
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| belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creators and arbiters of all that exists in the universe |
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| the belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, trees, rocks, rivers, and other elements of the natural landscape, possess souls and can help or hinder human efforts on earth |
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| a belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope |
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| a religion that is particular to one, culturally distinct, group of people. adherents do no actively seek converts |
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| one of the oldest religions in the modern world, dating back over 4000 years, and originating in the indus river valley of what is today part of pakistan |
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| religion founded in the sixth century BCE and characterized by the belief that enlightement would come through knowledge, especially self-knowledge; elimination of greed, craving, and desire |
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| religion believed to have been founded by lao-tsu and based upon his book entittled "book of the way". he focused on the proper form of political rule and on the openess of humanity and nature |
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| means "wind-water"; the chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities |
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| a philosophy of ethics, education and public service based on the writings of confucius and traditionally thought of as one of the core elements of chineses culture |
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| religion with its roots in the teachings of abraham, who is credited with uniting his people to worship only one god |
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| describes forceful or voluntary dispersal of people from their homeland to a new place |
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| the movement to unite the jewish people of the diaspora and to establish a national homeland for them in the promised land |
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| religion based on the teachings of jesus, the son of god, placed on earth to teach people how to live according to god's plan |
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| one of the three major branches of christianity, arose out of the division of the roman empire |
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| one of the three major branches of christianity, arose out of the division of the roman empire |
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| one of the three major branches of christianity, arose out of the division of roman empire |
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| the youngest of the major world religions, based on the teachings of muhammad, born in mecca in 571 CE |
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| adherents to the largest branch of islam, called orthodox or traditionalist |
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| adherents of one of the two main divisions of islam |
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| community faith in traditional societies in which people follow their shaman-a religious leader, teacher, healer, and visionary |
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| voluntary travel by an adherent to a sacerd site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site |
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| place or space people infuse with religious meaning |
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| tower attached to a muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a crier calls muslims to prayer |
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| the muslim pilgrimage to mecca, the birthplace of muhammed |
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| boundaries between the world's major faiths |
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| boundaries within a single major faith |
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| the systematic killing or extermination of an entire people or nation |
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| the space within which daily activity occurs |
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| religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy |
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| religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence |
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| the system of islamic law, sometimes called qu'ranic law and are based on varying degrees of interpretation of the qu'ran |
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| a doctrine within islam commonly translated as holy war, but represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of muslims to live up to the religious standards set by the qu'ran |
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| the strict social segregation of people-specifically in india, hindu society- on the basis of ancestry and occupation |
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| religion located in japan and related to buddhism and focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship |
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