Multiple Choice
A theory of myth claims that myths are narratives that supply the rationale for some ritual or custom in order to help maintain social stability. Identify the name of the theory and its chief proponent.
A) the ritual theory; Sir James Frazer
B) the charter theory; Bronislaw Malinowski
C) the nature-myth theory;
D) the structuralist theory; Claude Lévi-Strauss
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