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Enclave

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a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory

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Hinduism

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A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms

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Islam

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A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.

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Religious Culture Heart

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This is where most religions are born.

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Muslim Population

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It is the religion of 1.3 billion people in the world. It is the predominant religion of the Middle East from North Africa to Central Asia. Half of the world's Muslims live in four countries outside the Middle East: Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India.

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Muslim Pilgrimage

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Muslim Pilgrimage If physically and financially able, a Muslim must make a pilgrimage to Makkah.

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Shia

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A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammed's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam.

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Shintoism

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Religion; located in japan and related to Buddhism; focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.

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Universalizing

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Belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope

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Hadj

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5th pillar of Islam - Pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Theocracy

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A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.

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Shamanism

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An animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans.

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Religious Conflict

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This is the conflicts between religions. One of these is Israel-Palestine. T

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Monotheism

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The belief in and worship of only one God.

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Landscapes of the Dead

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The certain areas where people have commonly been buried.

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Polytheism

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The belief and worship of more than one god.

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Religious Toponym

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This refers to the origin and meaning of the names of religions.

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Sharia Law

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The code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed.

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Reincarnation

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In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding.

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Proselytic Region

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Universalizing Religion, attempt to be global, to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location.

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Interfaith Boundaries

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the boundaries between the world's major faiths, such as Christianity, Muslim, and Buddhism

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Judaism

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A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.

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Sunni

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A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad.

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Exclave

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A bounded territory that is part of a particular state but is separated from it by the territory of a different state.

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Cargo Cult Pilgrimage

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Cargo Cult's believe western goods have been traded to them by ancestral spirits. It takes place in Melanesia and is important go HG because it's a big religious movement by a large number of people

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Buddhism

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Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved thA religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.

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Sacred Space

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An area that has special religious significance or meaning that makes it worthy of reverence or devotion.

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Mormonism

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This religion of the Church of Latter-Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1831.

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Geomancy (feng shui)

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the art of placing or arranging buildings or other sites auspiciously.

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Animism

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Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.

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Religion

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A system of beliefs shared by a group with objects for devotion, rituals for worship and a code of ethics.

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Religious Architectural Styles

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These are the styles of architecture created by the religions. For example, Christians have always made temples, and Buddhists have always made a lot of religious statues.

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Jainism

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a religion founded in India in the sixth century BC, whose members believe that everything in the universe has a soul and therefore shouldn't be harmed. Mahavira founded this religion.

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Fundamentalism

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Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect).

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Sikhism

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Indian religion founded by the guru Nanak (1469-1539) in the Punjab region of northwest India.

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Zoroastrianism

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One of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia.

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Secularism

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A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations.

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Taoism

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A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature.

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Ethnic Religion

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A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated.

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Confucianism

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A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

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Christianity

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A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.

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