Why does the author write that professor hodous "has taken pains to exhibit and to interpret the religious life of the peasant as affected by buddhism"? to imply that buddhism creates a special sphere in which peasants can feel accomplished to imply that buddhism puts artificial religious restraints on a peasant's life to say that the book covers differences in buddhism based on socioeconomic class to say that the book covers everyday buddhist practice in addition to fundamental beliefs?

Professor Hodous writes that he "has taken pains to exhibit and to interpret the religious life of the peasant affect by Buddhism" to say that the book covers everyday Buddhist practice in addition to fundamental beliefts.

In the line before this one, he talks about how the book discusses the fundamentals of the religion. He included information about everday Buddhist practice to be fair to Buddhism while expressing that Buddhism is given more expression in Christianity.

sumerians were polytheistic, meaning they believed in many different gods. so, the best answer is c.