What four principal patterns of religious organizations were identified by Wallace?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: They are individualistic cults, shamanistic cults, communal cults, and ecclesiastical cults.

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An anthropologist from planet X finds that as he travels from east to west, the inhabitants of the planet become one inch taller with every 200 miles covered. Thus, the researcher has discovered a(n):

A. clinal distribution B. discontinuous distribution C. nonclinal distribution D. ontological distribution

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Pehunan is a Semai word that means being in a state of:

a) dissatisfaction. b) satisfaction. c) anger. d) helplessness.

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From what linguists have found thus far, all children acquire negation, wh-questions, and locative concepts in the same sequences

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Chimpanzee hunts are often characterized by:

a. intragroup attacks and cannibalism b. male–female involvement and teamwork c. solitary hunting d. quick and opportunistic attack only

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