Totemism, one form of cosmology, is
A. a synonym for folklore.
B. a system, in this case a religious one, for imagining and understanding the universe.
C. Claude Lévi-Strauss's term to describe the binary oppositions prevalent in religious myths all over the world.
D. the etic explanation of people's view on human agency.
E. the emic concept of spirituality.
Answer: B
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a. Liberals are more religious than conservatives. b. People under 40 are more religious than people over 40. c. Blacks are more religious than Whites. d. New Englanders are more religious than Southerners. e. Urban dwellers are more religious than rural dwellers.
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