The current anthropological definition of religion says that it is __________
A) the way that people view the world and their place in it
B) organized beliefs about God
C) beliefs and behavior concerning supernatural beings and powers
D) a set of ethics (guidelines about proper group behavior)
Answer: C
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Female farming systems are __________
A) mainly associated with wet rice cultivation B) numerically more predominant than male farming systems C) found mainly in Europe D) mainly associated with wheat cultivation
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Blakey's analysis of some 400 individuals from the burial ground concluded all of the following except: a. The remains showed signs of human brutality. b. Analysis of the remains showed mortality occurred between the ages of 15-20, and half of the population died before they reachedthe age of 12
c. Enlarged muscle attachments on both men and women demonstrated continual demands on their physical labor. d. Some of the deaths were the result of diseases too which Africans had no immunity. e. the hard life represented among the Africans did not differ drastically from their lives in Africa.
Given the mobility of people today, anthropologists increasingly are shifting their attention from local communities to
A. texts. B. hegemonies. C. post-socialist societies. D. public transcripts. E. diasporas.