Frequently the myths include representatives of those supernatural forces that the rites celebrate or hope to influence. As a people become more sophisticated, its conceptions of supernatural forces and causal relationships may change. As a result, it may abandon or modify some rites. But the myths that have grown up around the rites may continue as part of the group’s oral tradition and may even come to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites. According to paragraph 2, what may cause societies to abandon certain rites?
A.
Emphasizing Theater as entertainment
B.
Developing a new understanding of why events occur.
C.
Finding a more sophisticated way of representing mythical characters
D.
Moving from a primarily oral tradition to a more written tradition