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agnosticism  The position that holds that the existence of God cannot be proven. Listen (50.0K)
animism  A worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. Listen (51.0K)
atheism  The position that holds that there is no God or gods. Listen (18.0K)
deconstruction  A technique, pioneered by Jacques Derrida, that sets aside ordinary categories of analysis and makes us, instead, of unexpected perspectives on cultural elements; it can be used for finding hidden values in text, film, art work, cultural practice, or religious phenomenon. Listen (378.0K)
dualism  The belief that reality is made of two different principles (spirit and matter); the belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict. Listen (48.0K)
immanent  Existing and operating within nature. Listen (40.0K)
monotheism  The belief in one God. Listen (50.0K)
nontheism  A position unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the existence of any deity. Listen (48.0K)
pantheism  The belief that everything in the universe is divine. Listen (44.0K)
polytheism  The belief in many gods. Listen (48.0K)
post-structuralism  Approach rejecting the search for universal structures and focused on individual elements in cultural phenomena. Listen (513.0K)
structuralism  Looks for universal structures underlying language, religion, mythology and other human activities. Listen (590.0K)
transcendent  Not limited by the physical world. Listen (43.0K)







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