Specific
Religions
Religions
customs, beliefs, or methods that have existed for a long time without changing
traditional religions
the belief that objects have spirits and conscious life
animism
the place where Latter-Day Saints are clustered in the United States
Utah
a large and fundamental division within a religion
branch
this is the holiest book in Islam
Qur'an
a form of ethnic religions that are small in size and found in localized culture groups not absorbed into modern society
tribal religions
a journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
pilgrimage
these are the regions where Roman Catholicism is most widespread.
South America and Europe
these are the branches of Islam
sunni, shia, sufi
this is the fastest growing religion today
Islam
a religion that attempts to appeal to all people
universalising religions
a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
cosmogony
this religion is the largest in India
Hinduism
name a branch of Christianity
Catholic
Protestant
Orthodox
these are the social groups established in Hinduism
castes
a religion most likely to attract a localized group of people
ethnic religions
pagan
Buddhism is most commonly found in East Asia but this is where it was originally founded
India
this branch of Christianity is most common in Eastern Europe and Russia
Orthodoxy
syncretism
a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
the literal interpretation & strict adherence to basic principles of a religion
the holiest place in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
Jerusalem
the division of Christian branches into separate, autonomous religions
denominations
Buddhism and Hinduism rely on this major concept
reincarnation