Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the democratising potential of the Classic Maya worldview?
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Explanatory Answer
Trickily worded question. The answer option is one that does not undermine the democratising potential of the Maya worldview. That is, it should be in line with the Maya worldview.
Let us look at the options one after the other.
If option A were true, cats and dogs would be considered superior to other nonpersons. This would mean an unequal world. So, option A would undermine the 'democratising' potential of the Maya worldview.
If option B were true and the stone implement and incense burner were only regarded as humans, not objects, that would again suggest humans are in some way superior to nonpersons. The Maya thought entities could be persons while also being something else. So, option B, too, would undermine the 'democratising' potential of the Maya worldview.
Similarly, if option C were true, then it would suggest that some objects 'deserved' to be persons, while others did not. This too would undermine the 'democratising' potential of the Maya worldview.
Only option D, if true, is in line with the essence of the Maya worldview. Human healers being given the physical attributes of local medicinal plants suggests that these plants are equal in status to humans.
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