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.
Reports from psychologists working with chimpanzees show that apes can learn to interpret visual signs and use them in communication
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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.
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