Ritual Is Defined as _____

Ritual is defined as _____. It evokes shared understandings among the believers (awe, reverence, ecstasy, and fear) , which lead to group unity.

A) an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
B) symbolic actions that reinforce the collective remembering of the group's shared meanings
C) the preaching of the gospel with the intention of converting others
D) a moral community separate from and in many ways hostile toward the secular world