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Title |
Title of document |
What do Gods Want? - Religion Evolving |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Benjamin Purzycki; Aarhus University; Denmark |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Richard Sosis; University of Connecticut; United States |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Religious Studies |
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Keyword(s) |
cognitive science of religion; anthropology of religion; evolutionary religion; beliefs; behavioural religion; religious thought; religion and culture; signalling theory |
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Subject classification |
cognitive science of religion; anthropology |
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Description |
Abstract |
Chapter 4 examines variation in the contents of supernatural minds across cultures and the social correlates of this variation. We first provide a sketch of how humans are capable of representing supernatural minds and emphasize the significance of the types of knowledge attributed to supernatural agents. We then argue that the contents of supernatural minds as represented cross-culturally will primarily rest on or between two poles: knowledge of people’s moral behavior and knowledge of people’s ritualized costly behavior. Communities that endorse omniscient supernatural agents that are highly concerned with moral behavior will emphasize the importance of shared beliefs (cultural consensus), whereas communities whose supernatural agents possess limited social knowledge and are concerned with ritual actions will emphasize shared behavioral patterns (social consensus). We conclude with a brief discussion about the contexts in which these patterns occur. |
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Publisher |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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10-Mar-2022 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/42785 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.42785 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Religion Evolving |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Rights |
Copyright and permissions |
Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |