Anthropology of religion

AP Human Geography Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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Chapter 6 Vocabulary Religion 1. Animism ? Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. 2. Autonomous religion ? A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally. 3. Branch ? A large and fundamental division within a religion. 4. Cosmogony ? A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. 5. Denomination ? A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body. 6. Diocese ? The basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church.

AP Human Geography The Cultural Landscape Vocab Ch. 6

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Human Geography

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Theism

Spirituality

Paganism

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Theology

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Polytheism

Major religious groups

Animism

Ethnic religion

Animism Autonomous religion Branch Caste Cosmogony Denomination Ethnic religion Fundamentalism Ghetto Hierarchical religion Missionary Monotheism Pagan Pilgrimage Polytheism Sect Solstice Universalizing religion
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religious Analysis Wicca v. Voodoo

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Psychology

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religion

Folklore

Wicca

Witchcraft

Cultural anthropology

Vodou

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Neopaganism in the United States

Loa

West African Vodun

Witch-cult hypothesis

Stregheria

RUNNING HEAD: RELIGIONS 1 RELIGIONS 2 Religious Analysis Tiffany Ellis Argosy University HUM 215 ABSTRACT Wicca Vs. Voodoo. Their similarities, differences, leaders, followers, principles of their belief?s systems and how they coexist in a globalizing world. While I used Literati by CREDO for my scholarly reference, I included work from other authors which agree with my peer reviewed articles. Religion is a person?s beliefs and behaviors relating to supernatural beings and forces (Miller, 2010). Analyzing Religions Voodoo

Magic Analysis

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behavior

Human behavior

Personal life

Anthropology of religion

Deception

Magic

Attachment theory

Magic Analysis Reflection By: Hunter Reynolds

A History Of Western Society--Chapter 1--Ancient Civilizations

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World History

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Cultural studies

Civilizations

Sociocultural evolution

Animism

Lecture 1: Ancient Civilizations I. What is ?Civilization?? A. Civilization Capable of sustaining a substantial number of specialists to cope with the economic, social, political, and social needs of a populous society. Characteristics: a. Some Characteristics: b. Writing system record keeping Monumental architecture Art representative of people and their lives B. Overall? People live in cities or regions often organized as states or city-states Developed a writing system Specialized labor/arts and crafts Advances in science and technology Complex economic, government, social, and cultural systems. II. So how do we determine what a ?Western? civilization is? Or, why are we talking about the Ancient Near East? A. It all begins with the Greeks?