Among the chiefdoms of the Northwest Coast, people believed which of the following with respect to man-eating spirits?

A. If a person's soul was lost, man-eating spirits could take possession of his or her body and inflict harm on the community.
B. Cannibalism helped prevent man-eating spirits from attacking the relatives of a recently deceased individual.
C. Witches could take animal form and consume people's spirits.
D. Shamans could ward off the power of man-eating spirits through ceremonies during which they used masks to enact the transformation from human to animal.


Answer: D

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