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Side A ------ Side B
branch ------ a large and fundamental division within a religion
denomination ------ a division of a branch that unites number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
sect ------ a relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
animism ------ belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
missionaries ------ individuals who help to transmit a universalizing religion through relocation diffusion
ghetto ------ a city neighborhood set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews
pilgrimage ------ a journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred
cosmogony ------ a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
solstice ------ time when the sun is farthest from from the equator
hierarchical religion ------ a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
diocese ------ the basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church
autonomous religion ------ a religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
fundamentalism ------ literal interpretation and strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion 
caste ------ teh class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu was assigned according to religious law
interfaith boundaries ------ the boundaries between the world's major religions
intrafaith boundaries ------ the boundaries between deifferent branches within a major religion
shamanism ------ a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering because of a special relationship with, or control over, spirits
syncretism ------ the combination of different forms of belief or practice
traditional religion ------ religion that is considered original to a people or culture
tribal religion ------ ethnic religion which is practiced by a tribe or small group of tribes
zionism ------ the movement of return of the Jewish to the Holy Land in modern-day Israel, where they should have sovereignty

Side A ------ Side B
branch ------ a large and fundamental division within a religion
denomination ------ a division of a branch that unites number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
sect ------ a relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination
animism ------ belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
missionaries ------ individuals who help to transmit a universalizing religion through relocation diffusion
ghetto ------ a city neighborhood set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews
pilgrimage ------ a journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred
cosmogony ------ a set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
solstice ------ time when the sun is farthest from from the equator
hierarchical religion ------ a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
diocese ------ the basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church
autonomous religion ------ a religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
fundamentalism ------ literal interpretation and strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion 
caste ------ teh class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu was assigned according to religious law
interfaith boundaries ------ the boundaries between the world's major religions
intrafaith boundaries ------ the boundaries between deifferent branches within a major religion
shamanism ------ a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering because of a special relationship with, or control over, spirits
syncretism ------ the combination of different forms of belief or practice
traditional religion ------ religion that is considered original to a people or culture
tribal religion ------ ethnic religion which is practiced by a tribe or small group of tribes
zionism ------ the movement of return of the Jewish to the Holy Land in modern-day Israel, where they should have sovereignty