According to Geertz, symbols do all of the following for religion, EXCEPT:
A) Relate ontology and cosmology to aesthetics and morality.
B) Sum up the way the world is and the way one ought to behave while in it.
C) Provide false prophets to worship.
D) Give tangibility to an autonomous value system.

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Geertz's view on religion and symbols does not include the provision of false prophets to worship. Instead, his perspective emphasizes how symbols relate to the understanding of the world and morality, summarize beliefs and behaviors, and give substance to value systems.

According to Geertz, Symbols Do All of the Following for Religion