What are the six characteristics of religion?
What will be an ideal response?
They are sacred stories; symbols and symbolism; proposed evidence of immeasurable beings, powers, states, places, and qualities; rituals and means of addressing the supernatural; specific practitioners; and change.
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Although the incest taboo is a cultural universal, cultures define incest differently. For example, in many cultures it is incestuous to marry parallel cousins but not cross cousins. What is the difference?
A. The children of two brothers or two sisters are parallel cousins. The children of a brother and a sister are cross cousins. B. Parallel cousins are socially recognized relatives, but cross cousins are true biological cousins. C. The children of a brother and a sister are parallel cousins. The children of two brothers or two sisters are cross cousins. D. Parallel cousins are true biological cousins, whereas cross cousins are simply socially recognized relatives. E. There is no symbolic difference between the two, only a biological difference.
Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?
a. Anthropological linguistics b. Applied c. Physical d. Sociological
!Kung ridiculed the ox Lee gave them for their Christmas feast because the animal was too thin and old
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Witch hunts are an example of religion's function as
A. shamanism. B. a revitalization movement. C. a rite of passage. D. a form of social control. E. a mechanism for reducing fear and uncertainty.