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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Imperialism

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Anthropologist Sir James Frazer's The Golden Bough challenged Christian beliefs for which of the following reasons?
  1. Frazer's digs at biblical sites yielded poor results.
  2. Frazer found similarities between Christian and pagan rituals.
  3. Frazer discovered religion had a minimal role in non-Western cultures.
  4. Frazer argued that non-Western culture could not effectively adopt Christianity.
  5. Frazer predicted that Buddhism would one day be the dominant world religion.
Explanation
Answer: B - When Frazer found similarities between Christianity and non-Christian religions, it further weakened Christianity by diminishing its uniqueness. Frazer argued that some Christian traditions were derived from pagan ritual in his multi-volume series. The first volume was published in 1890, when Darwinism had already significantly challenged standard Church doctrine. The role of empire expanded the study of other cultures, challenging the Eurocentric view of culture that had dominated previous eras.
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