When magic is used to cause supernatural harm to others, this is termed
a. sorcery.
b. divination.
c. shamanism.
d. retribution.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
About 3% of all humans are intersexed
a. True b. False
Which of these statements is NOT true?
A. Specific religious beliefs and practices vary cross-culturally. B. Religion serves only to maintain social solidarity; it does not create or maintain social divisions. C. Religion can be an instrument of societal change, even revolution. D. State religions are presided over by full-time specialists. E. Religion is a cultural universal.
What is the term for a force, power, or essence that endows people, animals, other living things, and possibly inanimate objects with special qualities or powers?
a. ghosts b. mana c. totemism d. animism