Cargo cults, syncretic religions that mix Melanesian and Christian beliefs, are
A. just like religious fundamentalism in that they are ancient cultural phenomena enjoying a rebirth in current world affairs.
B. antimodernist movements that reject anything Western.
C. culturally defined activities associated with the transition from one place or stage of life to another.
D. a religious response to the expansion of the world capitalist economy, often with political and economic consequences.
E. cultural acts that mock the widespread but erroneous belief of European cultural supremacy.
Answer: D
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