Which of the following refers to a belief in an impersonal spiritual power and energy that permeates the world as a whole?
a. Totemism
b. Manaism
c. Animism
d. Buddhism
b. Manaism
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Some cultural anthropologists held that the first stage of all religion was based on a belief in one impersonal spiritual power and energy that permeates the world as a whole, which is not totemism.
b. Correct. Manaism refers to a belief in an impersonal spiritual power and energy that permeates the world as a whole.
c. Incorrect. Some cultural anthropologists held that the first stage of all religion was based on a belief in an impersonal spiritual power and energy that permeates the world as a whole, which is not animism.
d. Incorrect. Some cultural anthropologists held that the first stage of all religion was based on a belief in an impersonal spiritual power and energy that permeates the world as a whole, which is not Buddhism.
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