Anthropology of Religion

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Religion and Social Order: Economics, Politics and Gender

True/False Quiz


1	The government of ancient Sumer was a theocratic government.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	By "sovereign groups" Guy Swanson meant government and the military.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Territorial Utah relied heavily on the organization of the LDS church to create its political organization.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	According to Max Weber religion influences believers' social behavior, and therefore religion influences the social order as well as being influenced by it.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Since religion has authority among its followers, its authority can be a source of added support for the legitimacy of a political system.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The ways that gender is manifest in religion are generally based on how gender is organized in society at large.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	According to Sanday, masculine deities tend to dominate the mythologies of the more patriarchal societies, while egalitarian societies emphasize feminine symbolism.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Women often play important roles in spirit possession cults as a symbol of their high social standing.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	In many Islamic countries, where men monopolize the roles of priests and leaders of spirit possession cults.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	In Korea, shamanic roles are practiced only by men.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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