To ensure that you fully understand the material covered in the chapter, consider the following questions. You can either write the answers or try discussing them with a friend or classmate. For more study questions, refer to the end of each chapter in the textbook.

1			What are two of the anthropological definitions of religion? What are the similarities and differences between these definitions? Why do you think religion, like many other cultural concepts, is so difficult to define?
2			How is the Taliban of Afghanistan a revitalization movement? In your answer, include a discussion of the functions of this belief system.
3			Outline and describe the functions of your own belief system.