According to Victor Turner, __________ are carried out for a concrete purpose, one which is often clouded in many layers of symbolism.

He referred to religion as the opium of the people, suggesting that the Christian church helped to legitimize and support the political and economic inequality of the working class.

Religion deals with the __________.

A polytheistic religion recognizes __________ gods, not one of which is __________.

__________ is most likely to have a monotheistic religion.

In contrast to tribes, chiefdoms have all of the following except __________.

The perception of legitimacy of political leaders is particularly important in complex state societies where centralized decision-making is required.

The custom of allowing a man to marry more than one woman is referred to as __________.

Rules of gender-based social separation vary across and within cultures and are reinforced through sanctions. Examples include all of the following EXCEPT:

What influence does biology have on families?