Global Studies Religion Vocab
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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RELIGION:
THE BELIEF OR WORSHIP OF A SUPERHUMAN CONTROLLING POWER
I chose this image because it shows the symbols that stand for many of the largest religions.
ADHERENT
SOMEONE WHO SUPPORTS A SPECIFIC SET OF IDEAS
I chose this picture because it shows who in the U.S is adherent to what religion.
TENET/BELIEF
A PHILOSOPHY OR PRINCIPLE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO A GROUP
I chose this image since it shows the Pillars of Islam, a specific example of tenets/beliefs
MONOTHEISM
BELIEF IN ONE GOD
I chose this picture since it shows some of the major monotheistic religions.
POLYTHEISM
BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD
I chose this image since it shows several examples of polytheistic religions, the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythologies.
ATHEISM
BELIEVING IN NO GODS
I chose this image because it is a symbol sometimes associated with atheism (or secularism), due to the evolution vs creation debate.
AGNOSTICISM
THE BELIEF THAT WE CANNOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT A GOD/GODS EXIST
I chose this image since it is an unofficial symbol for agnosticism.
THEISM
BELIEVING IN A GOD OR GODS
I chose this image since The church of Christianity is a theist group.
PAGAN
- An ancient group of people who believed in polytheistic religions
- Anybody who didn't believe is Christianity or Islam.
I chose this image since the people who likely built Stonehenge would be considered Pagan.
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