Anthropologist Clifford Geertz Found That

question 6

Multiple Choice

Anthropologist Clifford Geertz found that:

• A) symbols used in religion acquire significance only for the actual material of which they are made and nothing more beyond that.
• B) symbols used in religion acquire significance far beyond the actual material of which they are made and allow believers to feel that the religious world is truly real.
• C) symbols are irrelevant to religious practice.
• D) we cannot understand what makes religion work without understanding the authorizing processes that give symbols their power.
• E) most definitions of religion are Eurocentric.

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Definitions:

Collection Float

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Purchasing Power Parity

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Exchange Rates

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Generalized Fisher Effect

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