30 Questions
What is the world's third largest religion by population?
Hinduism
What is the core of Theravada Buddhism?
Pali Canon
Which of the following countries has a majority of Hinduism followers?
All of the above
What does the term 'Pali' literally mean?
School of the elder monks
Which branch of Buddhism is dominant in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand?
Theravada Buddhism
What does 'Mahayana' mean in Sanskrit?
Great Vehicle
What are the two dimensions of traditional religion?
Individual and institutional
According to sociology of religion, what does globalization mean?
The universalization of an institution
Who defined globalization as 'the compression of the world'?
Roland Robertson
What is the result of religion returning to the public domain?
The de-privatization of religion
What is the alternative term used to describe the current era in globalization?
Global Age
How does globalization affect the understanding of religion?
It leads to different definitions of globalization
What is the verbatim religious text of the word of God?
Qur’an
What is the name of the person who is considered the last prophet of God?
Muhammad
What percentage of the global population are Muslims?
23%
What is the name of the largest Muslim-majority country?
Indonesia
What is the name of the religion based on a 'way of life' found in India and Nepal?
Hinduism
What is the name of the term used to describe the 'eternal law' or the 'eternal way' of Hinduism?
Sanātana Dharma
What is the origin of Shintoism?
Chinese origin
What does the term Tao mean in Taoism?
All of the above
What is another name for Shintoism?
Kami-nomichi
When were Shinto practices first recorded?
8th century
What percentage of the Japanese population practices Shintoism?
Around 80%
How many shrines does Shintoism have in Japan?
81,000
What is the spatial dimension of globalization in relation to religion?
The deterritorialism and reterritorialization of religion
What is the result of the increase of cross-cultural contact in the context of globalization and religion?
The reconstruction of locality
What is cultural defense in the context of religion and globalization?
The shaping of a religion by globalization despite its rejection of globalization
What is one of the interpretations of the relationship between religion and globalization?
The spread of religion and other religious expressions across the globe
What is an example of the ecumenical orientation of ecumenism of transnational religion?
The formation of new forms of attachment
What is the relational impact of globalization upon religion?
The shaping of religion by globalization
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