Question

During her womanhood ceremony, Dasheena Cochise spends 4 days being tested and ultimately being renamed and remade as a member of her community. Which of the following is not true of this ceremony
A. it is a rite of passage
B. it reproduces a social order
C. it translates beliefs into action
D. it communicates values through symbols
E. it affirms sacred cycles (including life cycles)
F. it is essentially about the individual rather than the community

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement that is not true of this ceremony is:

F. it is essentially about the individual rather than the community

Explanation:

The focus of this communal rite of passage is not the individual but the community because during the rite, the sense of the individual is replaced by the sense of the community.  It instils in the initiates a sense that they are no longer individuals but members of the community with some rights and privileges.  Community values are communicated through a sophisticated system of beliefs and practices that affirm sacred cycles.