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AP Human Ch. 6 Vocab
Religions - AP Human Geography, Chapter 6, Rubenstein
Term | Definition |
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Animism | The belief that objects and natural events have discrete spiritual and conscious lives |
Autonomous religion | A religion that does not have a central authority but that shares ideas and cooperates informally |
Branch | A large and fundamental division within a religion |
Cosmogeny | A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe |
Denomination | A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body |
Fundementalism | Literal interpretation of and strict adherence to the basic principles of a religion |
Hierarchical religion | A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control |
Pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion |
Sect | A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination |
Syncretic | A religion that combines several traditions (ex: Chinese traditional religions) |