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pragya sharda

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A ________ is a new religion with practices and teachings at odds with and often in rejection of the dominant culture and religious doctrines.
 
  a. church
  b. sect
  c. cult
  d. denomination

Question 2

Identify which of the following is not one of the ways a new leader is chosen by a sect.
 
  a. peaceful overthrow of the original leader
  b. designation of a successor by the group closest to the original leader
  c. hereditary transmission
  d. transmission of charisma by ritual


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atrochim

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a


pragya sharda

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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