A Material Function of Sacrificing Cattle as Part of a Religious

question 38

Multiple Choice

A material function of sacrificing cattle as part of a religious festival suggests that:

• A)Cattle stand for the deviant members of society and killing them purifies society.
• B)Communal feasts are an effective way of distributing meat in societies without refrigeration.
• C)Meat is not an important resource in societies that practice such sacrifice.
• D)People who sacrifice animals have little understanding of ecology or proper animal husbandry.
• E)Only weak,sick,and elderly beasts are actually killed,thus proper management techniques are enshrined in religious ritual.

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