For Anthropologists, the Term Mana Refers to

question 25

Multiple Choice

For anthropologists, the term mana refers to

• A) a supernatural force residing in some people and objects.
• B) polluting and dangerous qualities that reside in certain activities such as menstruation.
• C) the souls of living things as they are exhibited in dreams, trances, and apparitions of the dead.
• D) food given by gods to humans.

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