Anthropology of Religion

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Anthropological Viewpoints about Religion

True/False Quiz


1	Anthropological knowledge of world religions relies heavily on fieldwork by anthropologists.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Humanistic approaches to religion emphasize our ability to predict what the characteristics of religions in various societies are likely to be.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Most of the world's languages have a word for religion.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Sir Edward Burnett Tylor's definition of religion as "belief in spiritual beings" is classified as a cognitive definition.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Sir Edward Burnett Tylor believed that the oldest religious belief was the belief in high gods.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	According to Robert Marett, the belief in mana was older than the belief in supernatural beings.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Social order definitions of religion emphasize the social organization of religion and the relationships between religion and other social institutions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Karl Marx and Max Weber both viewed religion in the same way.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Malinowski viewed religion as a system of practices by which human beings cope with uncertainty.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Viewing religion as the "ultimate concerns" of people helps us distinguish between the religious institution and secular institutions.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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