Islam and Christianity usually spread into sub-Saharan Africa
A. solely because of military conquest.
B. as an uneasy and cumbersome mixture of Islamic and Christian concepts.
C. because of the failure of Judaism to capture a larger audience.
D. as syncretic versions of the originals.
E. as religions picked up by runaway slaves.
Answer: D
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