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Nature of Religion - Glossary
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- 1Immanent DimensionThe divine powers dwelling within the human form. E.g. Indian Religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
- 2Transcendent DimensionThe diving powers dwelling outside the human form. E.g. Semitic Religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
- 3DreamingThe Dreamtime is the beginning of knowledge, from which came the laws of existence. Explains how the world came to be.
- 4Sacred SitesPlaces that are holy for a certain religion, this can include places for prayer, reflection and visit. E.g. Churches, Temples or other Sacred Places. They have a spiritual importance.
- 5TotemsThe second level of kinship. Each person has 4 totems that represent their nation, clan, family group and individual. Totems define people's' roles and responsibilities, and their relationships with each other and creation.
- 6Ancestral BeingsAre spirit entities from the early days of the world, according to the Dreamtime of Australia's aboriginal tribes. They believe the spirits of their deceased ancestors never left, they are present in the land, the spirits of ancestral being are passed onto individuals before birth.
- 7KinshipEstablishes their relationship to others and to the universe. A grouping which determines marriage partners, bonding. Kinships are different groups from different areas. They are system of relationships in Aboriginal Culture. Family groupings which can include non-blood relatives.
- 8AdherentSomeone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
- 9PolytheismMore than one God
- 10MonotheismThere is only one God
- 11Ancestral BeingsSpirit Entities from the dreaming
- 12ClanA small group of family.
- 13TribeA group of Clans.
- 14MeccaWhere Muhammad was born and hence the holiest place.
- 15BedouinArab desert nomad
- 16AkhiraLife after death
- 17Allahthe God - affirms that there is only one God.
- 18CaliphThe four successors of Muhammed - 'rightly guided'; defenders of faith'.
- 19Five Pillarsfoundation of faith - confessions of faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting,
pilgrimage. - 20Hadithrecorded traditions which maintain sayings/examples (Sunnah) of
Muhammad. - 21Haramthose things that are forbidden.
- 22Islam‘submission’ to the will of God; a further meaning is ‘peace’.
- 23Jurisprudencethe process/science of interpreting Qur’an and Hadith to arrive at a
correct decision. - 24Ka’balocated in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site; the Qur’an states that it was built
by Ibrahim and Ishmael. - 25Meccabirthplace of Muhammad-place of sacred pilgrimage for all Muslims
- 26Ramadanthe ninth month of the Muslim calendar when able adults undertake
rigorous fasting. - 27Salatprayer-five times daily which assists adherents over their whole day in
submission to Allah - 28Shahadathe first Pillar: ‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his
prophet’. - 29Shari’alaw that defines the path a Muslim must follow in life.
- 30Sunnahthe acts and sayings of the Prophet; source of teaching after the
Qur’an. - 31Sunni‘path’- the way of Muhammad; approximately 85% of Muslims are
Sunni; accepts all four caliphs. - 32Shi’ia‘the party of Ali’; emphasis on suffering; specific system of law; majority
of expression in Islam. - 33Tawafcircling the Ka’ba during Hajj.
- 34TawhidThere is only one God and only this one God can be worshipped;
pivotal belief of Islam. - 35UmmahThe universal community of Islam.
- 36ZakatA tax to provide for the needs of the poor and needy; usually 2.5% of a
person’s income. - 37BaptismA religious act of purification
- 38ApostlesStudents whom Jesus had chosen and trained for a mission of healing and preaching
- 39ParableA short story containing a religious lesson
- 40ResurrectionThe bringing of a person back to life
- 41SacramentA religious ceremony that celebrates an outward sign of an inner spiritual grace
- 42MessiahA leader regarded as the saviour of a particular country, group, or cause. Jesus for christianity
- 43VariantA form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard.
- 44LiturgyA form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted.
- 45GospelsThe four gospels that we find in the New Testament, are of course, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The first three of these are usually referred to as the "synoptic gospels," because they look at things in a similar way, or they are similar in the way that they tell the story.
- 46CreedA formal statement of Christian beliefs, especially the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
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