Witches and Sorcerers Are

Multiple Choice

Witches and sorcerers are

A) terms that are used interchangeably in anthropology to refer to those who manipulate supernatural forces to do harm to others.
B) essentially the same except that witches tend to be female, while sorcery is an exclusively male profession; therefore, both roles are often represented in preliterate societies.
C) increasingly being differentiated in the field of anthropology on the basis of the source of their power and their physical and social associations.
D) universally understood as harbingers of misfortune and evil.