The Text Discusses a Tiny Courtyard in India Where a Muslim

question 12

Multiple Choice

The text discusses a tiny courtyard in India where a Muslim healer named Amma meets dozens of patients daily. Amma's healing room crosses seemingly rigid gender boundaries, since she is a female healer in a position of spiritual leadership. What other seemingly rigid boundaries does Amma's healing room cross?

• A) ethnic boundaries, since Amma is biracial
• B) boundaries between science and religion, since Amara uses medicine to heal
• C) age boundaries, since Amma was one of the youngest healers in India
• D) religious boundaries, since followers of many religions come to see Amma

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