SOCI 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: New Religious Movement, Christian Symbolism, Civil Religion
23 Oct 2016
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Religion: a set of organized beliefs about the supernatural or spiritual worlds that guides behaviours and joins people into communities of believers. Faith: a belief system based on conviction that does not require objective evidence to substantiate its claims. Animism: belief that all things possess a spirit. Can include plants, animals, people, mountains, rivers, etc. Anything that is an entity or being. Polytheism: belief in many gods; can be diffuse, with all gods considered equal, or hierarchal, with gods ranked in importance or power. Monotheism: belief in a single, all-powerful, all-knowing god. Civil religion (secular religion): exists when sacred symbols are integrated into the broader society regardless of their individual religious affiliation. Sect: a small religious body, with exclusive or voluntary membership, that is somewhat separate from a hostile or the larger society: leadership becomes routine and part of the belief system.
