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

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

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