Ritual is defined as __________. It evokes shared understandings among the believers (awe, reverence, ecstasy, and fear), which lead to group unity.

A. an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
B. symbolic actions that reinforce the collective remembering of the group's shared meanings
C. the preaching of the gospel with the intention of converting others
D. a moral community separate from and in many ways hostile toward the secular world


Answer: B

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