LANG, Martin. Evolutionary and Cognitive Science of Religion. In Cognition and Artificial Life. 2018.
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Original name Evolutionary and Cognitive Science of Religion
Authors LANG, Martin.
Edition Cognition and Artificial Life, 2018.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English religion, evolution, complex system, cooperation, morality
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Martin Lang, Ph.D., učo 174375. Changed: 26/4/2019 22:04.
Abstract
The study of religions and similarly complex cultural phenomena was traditionally conducted by scholars in the humanities; however, in the past 30 years, the field of religious studies experienced an exponential growth of evolutionarily and cognitively oriented approaches to the study of religions. Due to its emphasis on interdisciplinarity, which is inherent in cognitive sciences, we can study religions as complex adaptive systems, investigating individual mechanisms of this system and their functional connections. In the current talk, I will focus mainly on the role of rituals in facilitating cooperation, presenting findings both from field and laboratory studies, which show how individual ritual mechanisms help build cohesive groups.
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