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How does Edward Norbeck's definition of religion help us better understand what function religion serves cross-culturally?

Is there any connection between our large brain and the universality of religion?

How might have religion evolved?

What are some of the variable features of religious systems, and how might we explain this variation?

Is there a connection between subsistence level and a culture's religion?

What is the significance of the different basic kinds of supernatural beings or forces?

Is there some connection between the personality of the supernatural and a society's child-rearing habits?

What is the difference between a shaman and a priest?

What distinguishes magic from witchcraft?

How is the origin of Christianity connected with Judaism?

How may we study a religion as a part of the cultural system that practices it?

What were the religious traditions that established the Holiness Church and the Holy Ghost People?

What is the relationship between religion and law in American culture?

What are legal systems, and how do they function?







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