What is the primary reason that the Bugis of Sulawesi refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexuality from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan?
a. to purify their thoughts and build self-control and restraint for their deity
b. to focus purely on prayer and not be distracted by any physical activity
c. to preserve resources so that they can break the fast with a communal celebration
d. to set aside these things as offerings for the poor
a
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a. the permanence of marriage may vary from society to society. b. small-scale societies have higher divorce rates than industrialized societies. c. in all non-industrialized societies, marriages last until death. d. only in very small-scale societies do marriages last until death. e. divorce only happens in industrialized nations.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false