Witchcraft beliefs, especially witchcraft accusations can defend the wider values of a community.

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Symbols may be...
a. words
b. images
c. actions
d. all of the above

D

When biologists studying cells compare cells to a factory assembling the biochemical products needed to support the body's economy, they are using a..
a. organic metaphor
b. societal metaphor
c. computer metaphor

A

The term "shaman" comes from which of the following parts of the world
a. North America
b. Eastern Siberia
c. Central America

B

In some religious systems, certain objects or people may not be touched, or else the cosmic power in them may drain away. This feature is captured in the minimal category of religion...
a. physiological exercise
b. mana
c. sacrifice
d. taboo

D

Which of the following is not a minimal category of religion, according to A. F. C. Wallace?
a. prayer
b. exhortation
c. reflexiveness
d. physiological exercise

C

Witchcraft beliefs, especially witchcraft accusations,
a. can serve to unify a society
b. can defend the wider values of a community
c. can weaken in-group ties
d. all of the above

D

According to James Fernandez, the syncretistic Bwiti religion represents
a. a antimissionary religious movement that has spread across Africa
b. a kind of escape from the pressures of the outside world
c. a response to governmental interference in local affairs
d. the effects of long-term Christian missionary activity in the area in which members live.

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