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| is a unified system of beliefs, rituals, and practices that typically involve a broader community of believers who share common definitions of the sacred and the profane. |
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| is the supernatural, divine, awe inspiring, and spiritually significant aspects of our existence. For you, religion might be a personal definition of how you feel about your place in the universe. It may also reflect how you understand categories of people who share a common system of beliefs that differ from your own (Jews, Muslims, Christians, etc.). |
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| is that which part of the everyday life experience. So while you may wear a cross as a symbol of your faith (sacred) others may wear them as fashion statements (profane). |
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| is the measurable importance of religion to a person's life. Religiosity can be measured by considering things such as how often someone attends formal services; how attached they feel to their religion; how often they privately worship in their home; and other factors. |
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| is a belief system with no gods, but focuses on human and non-human supernatural forces that can influence human events |
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| is also a belief system that has no gods, but focuses personalized spirits or ghosts of ancestors that take an interest in, and actively work to influence, human affairs. |
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| include the belief in divine beings which are gods that actively influence human affairs. |
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| refers to the belief in only one god. The three main monotheistic religions include: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. |
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| refers to religions with multiple gods such as Hinduism. |
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| refers to religions that focus on sacred principles and thoughts which guide our lives and typically have no divine beings in charge of the world and universe. Buddhism is an example of an abstract idealistic religion |
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| is the trend toward worldly concerns and away from concerns for the religiously sacred in the lives of society’s members. |
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| is a newer religion with few followers whose teachings are perceived to be at odds with the dominant culture and religion. |
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| is a group larger than a cult and is seen as having heretical beliefs or practices that deviate from those of groups considered orthodox and is often treated with hostility by non-sect members. A sect is relatively small by comparison to an established church. |
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| is a sect that has gained numerous followers and has become highly bureaucratized |
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| is a large assembly of people, a congregation, or a church. |
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| consists of all empirically observable things, things that are knowable through everyday experiences. |
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consists of things that are awe-inspiring and knowable only through extraordinary experiences. Durkheim believed the sacred had the capacity to represent norms, values, power, and beliefs. However, the profane had little to do with public relevance, even though it may be shared by more than one person.[i]
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totem is an ordinary object, such as a plant or animal that has become a sacred symbol to and of a particular group or clan, who also identify with the totem.[i]
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| as the process by which people lose control over the social institutions that they themselves created. |
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