1: Introduction
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- 1.5: Religion
- Humans have always wondered about the meaning of the life, the nature of the universe, and the forces that shape our lives. Because ideas about the supernatural are part of every human culture, understanding these beliefs is important to anthropologists. To study supernatural beliefs, anthropologists must cultivate a perspective of cultural relativism and strive to understand beliefs from an emic or insider’s perspective.