Why Are Anthropologists Interested in Religion

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why are anthropologists interested in religion?

• A) They want to know why religion exists in all societies, despite its great variation.
• B) Anthropologists believe that religion is old-fashioned, and should be abandoned.
• C) Cross-cultural study is the only way to determine finally which belief system is correct.
• D) They are looking for religious causes and remedies for social inequality.

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