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| included as an ordinary element of everyday life |
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| set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence |
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| a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred |
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| belief based on conviction rather than on scientific evidence |
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| an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred |
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| the combining of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character |
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| a religious organization that is well integrated into larger society |
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| a church formally linked to the state |
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| a church, independent of the state, that recognizes religious pluralism |
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| a religious organization that stands apart from the larger society |
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| a religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural traditions |
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| the belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity |
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| the importance of religion in a person's life |
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| the historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and sacred |
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| a quasi-religious loyalty linking individuals in basically secular society |
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| a conservative religious doctrine that opposes intellectualism and worldly accommodation in favor of restoring traditional, otherworldly religion |
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| Structural-Functional Analysis |
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1. Social cohesion
2. Social control
3. Providing meaning and purpose |
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| Symbolic-Interaction Analysis |
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| religious rituals (marriage, symbols, holidays, prayer, etc.) |
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| Types of Religious Organizations |
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1. believe in a higher power
2. believe we're all connected
3. believe in a spirit world
4. want to experience the spirit world
5. pursue transcendence |
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| rise above the physical world (yoga, meditation, prayer, etc.) |
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| Fundamentalist (5 characteristics) |
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1. take the words of sacred texts literally
2. reject religious pluralism
3. pursue the personal experience of God's presence
4. oppose "secular humanism"
5. (many) endorse conservative political goals. |
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