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Pilgrimages as costly signals of commitment to cooperate

CHVAJA, Radim

Basic information

Original name

Pilgrimages as costly signals of commitment to cooperate

Authors

CHVAJA, Radim (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Presentation for Identity Fusion group; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, 26 September 2019, 2019

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Vyžádané přednášky

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Spain

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/19:00110796

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

pilgrimage; Santiago de Compostela; Maha Shivaratri; Mauritius; costly signaling; trust; prosociality

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International impact
Změněno: 17/3/2020 16:23, Mgr. Michaela Ondrašinová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Pilgrimages are one of many religious activities that people do cross-culturally. However, from an evolutionary point of view, pilgrimage behavior seems to be costly because it requires substantial time and energy investments without obvious function. The presentation, first, proposes costly singling theory of pilgrimage according to which pilgrimages are reliable signals of individuals' commitment to the group norms and then presents two preliminary studies done with pilgrims walking to Santiago de Compostela and with Mauritius Hindu population where Maha Shivaratri pilgrimage takes place.

Links

EE2.3.20.0048, research and development project
Name: Laboratoř pro experimentální výzkum náboženství
MUNI/A/1053/2018, interní kód MU
Name: Nové výzkumné metody v religionistickém výzkumu (Acronym: NOVYMREV)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A