Studies of how beliefs and rituals function as part of a group's cultural adaptation to its environment are an illustration of
A. how religion can play a prominent role in cultural ecology.
B. the dangers of extending the realm of religion to nature.
C. the dangers that religious effervescence can pose to the environment if it is not contained.
D. the fact that religion is evolutionarily adaptive.
E. how nonhuman primates also have a capacity for religion, although it is very limited.
Answer: A
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