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comprises the common sentiments and values that people share as a result of living together

refers to the secular, everyday world

refers to the religous, transdecent world

Items that symbolize the sacred

Practices designed to connecr people to the sacred

Weber's term for the transformation of the unique gift of divine enlightment into a permenant feature of everyday life

A beurocratic religious organization that has accomodated itself to mainstream society and culture

Theory that religous institutions, actions, and consciousness are on the decline worldwide

People who interpret their scriptures literally, seek to establish a direct, personal relationship with the higher being(s) they worship, and are relatively intolerant of non fundamentalists

Theory that worldy institutions break off from the institution of religion over time.

State supported churches

various streams of belief and practice that some churches allow to co-exist under their overarching authority

Groups that usually form by breaking away from churches because of disagreement about church doctrine LED by charismatic leaders

Religous leaders who claim to be inspired by supernatural powers and whose followers believe them to be inspired

Small groups if people deeply commiteed to a religous vision that rejects mainstream culture and society

Degree to which religion is important to people