Which one of the following best explains the "additional complexity" that the example of the incense burner illustrates regarding personhood for the Classic Maya? &nbsp;

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Which one of the following best explains the "additional complexity" that the example of the incense burner illustrates regarding personhood for the Classic Maya?

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A.
The example adds a new layer to the nonbinary understanding of personhood by bringing in a third category that shares a dissimilar relation with the previous two.
B.
The example complicates the nonbinary understanding of personhood by bringing in the sacred, establishing the porosity of the divine and the profane.
C.
The example provides an exception to the nonbinary understanding of personhood that the passage had hitherto established.
D.
The example adds a new layer to the nonbinary understanding of personhood by bringing in a third category that shares a similar relation with the previous two.

Option D is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

In the example of the incense burner, the 'additional complexity' is that, in addition to being categorised as a person, it was also categorised as a tree as it was decorated with spiky appliques representing the sacred ceiba tree. The third categorisation as a tree is on par and similar to the other two categorisations; the same object is a tree and a person-tool. So, option D is the correct answer.

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