Besides Animism-And Sometimes Coexisting with It in the Same Society-There

question 53

Multiple Choice

Besides animism-and sometimes coexisting with it in the same society-there is a view of the supernatural as a domain of raw impersonal power, or force, that people can control under certain conditions. This conception of the supernatural is particularly prominent in Melanesia. Melanesians refer to this force as

• A) good (or bad) luck.
• B) magic.
• C) taboo.
• D) The Force.
• E) mana.

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