What were the findings of Beatrice Whiting’s cross-cultural comparative study of the relationship between sorcery and legal systems?
a. Where sorcery was unimportant, a specialized legal apparatus was usually absent.
b. Where sorcery was important, a specialized legal apparatus was usually absent.
c. Where sorcery was important, a specialized legal apparatus was usually present.
d. There was no correlation between the importance of sorcery and the presence of a specialized legal apparatus.
ANSWER:
b
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