What is desecration, and how does it affect its victims?

What will be an ideal response?


It is an ideologically inspired violation of a sacred site intended to inflict harm, if only symbolically, on people judged to have impure, false, or even evil beliefs and practices. It affects its victims by demoralizing them when their sacred sites are destroyed or defiled.

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A. acculturation. B. cultural transmission. C. enculturation. D. ethnoabsorption. E. diffusion.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In an ecclesiastical cult, the laypersons are responsible for:

a. performing periodic rituals. b. performing weekly rituals. c. supporting the church through their labor and money. d. engaging in a “vision quest.” e. serving as the leader on a rotational basis.

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The housing market collapse had its roots in

A) ?The Exxon Valdez disaster B) ?The Dutch tulip mania C) ?The dot-com bubble D) ?The Iraq war

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