The bodies and possessions of Polynesian chiefs considered taboo because chiefs
A) were the primary totems for Polynesian descent groups.
B) occupied a liminal place in society.
C) were considered to be ritually unpure.
D) were practitioners of contagious magic.
E) were imbued with a great amount of mana.
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