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Religion A particular system of faith and worship
A system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities
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Religion is mixed in with ethnicity, nationalism, and culture
Religious cultural landscapes - churches, temples, mosques, shrines, cemeteries, statues, veils, turbans, beards and scars Shinto torii in Japan Both Religion and language are the foundation of culture. Religion confers identity In less developed nations it is a binding force and a guide for daily routine Languages aren’t changed by persuasion, but RELIGION CAN BE Missionaries of evangelical religions travel all over the world.
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Key Characteristics of Religion
Set of doctrines or beliefs relating to a god or gods Structure or hierarchy of officials Rituals for: Birth Death Reaching adulthood Marriage Prayer Routine services on a Fri, Sat. or Sun. Mosque in Nigeria
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Impact of religion Calendars, holidays Architecture place names
slogans on coins or flags Promoting education Social reforms Blocked scientific study Supported imperialism Kept women inferior Muslims at prayer in France
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Religions are divided into
Branches-a large and fundamental division within a religion Denomination-a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single administrative body - often based on theological understandings Sect-has several meanings- A relatively small group that broke away from an bigger group An organized ecclesiastical body A dissenting or schismatic religious body
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Classifications of Religions
Universalizing religions – religions that actively seek converts because members believe they offer belief systems of universal appropriateness and appeal. Ethnic religions – religions whose adherents are born into the faith and whose members do not actively seek converts.
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Classifications of Religions
Monotheistic religions – worship a single deity. Polytheistic religions – worship more than one deity, even thousands. Animistic religions – belief that inanimate objects posses spirits and should be revered.
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Religious Typology Monotheistic, Polytheistic, Animistic
Global or Universal-found all over the world-seek converts-aim to be universal Evangelical-religions that seek new converts Cultural religion-limited to a national culture or a single region Judaism is not considered a cultural religion due to its global dispersal Cultural religions-Hinduism in India, Shinto in Japan, Confucianism and Daoism in China
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Numbers are not exact since East Asia has many unregistrered Christians.
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