No, it is not true that Stark argues that if one truely believes that ritual is the essence of religion, (and not belief in the supernatural,) then sacrifice is very hard to <span>understand because sacrifice seems irrational, since he believes the two aren't mutually exclusive. </span>
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Isolationism has been a recurrent theme in U.S. history. The term is most often applied to the political atmosphere in the U.S. in the 1930s. The policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.
220-589 After the fall of the Han Dynasty.