According to Mueller "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," originally rab were invisible spirits that lived in harmony with the nomadic humans and made their homes in trees. The nature of the relationship changed when

a. the humans angered the Madge-juenne, a grand rab, and she sent the faru rab to trouble
them.
b. modernization and globalization began to conflict with belief in spirits.
c. humans needed land to grow more crops and began cutting down trees.
d. the Senegalese fully embraced Islam and turned their backs on their traditional belief systems.


Correct Answer: c

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