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a religious group that has broken away from an established religion
sect
(somethimes called secular religion) practices in which citizenship takes on religious aspects
civil religion
the term sociologists use (instead of profane) to characterize wordly rather than spiritual things
secular
religious leader whom followers see as having exceptional or superhuman powers and qualities
charismatic leader
the belief in the litereal meaning of a sacred text
fundamentalism
anything that is not related to religion
profane
(sometimes called a rite) a formal and repeated behavior in which the members of a group regularly engage
ritual
term unsed instead of cult by most sociologist
new religious movement (NRM)
a process of removing instituitons such as education and government from the dominance or influence of religion
secularization
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Sociology 101 Chapter 15-2
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