The evolutionary paths to collective rituals : An
interdisciplinary perspective on the origins and functions of
the basic social act

J 2019

The evolutionary paths to collective rituals : An interdisciplinary perspective on the origins and functions of the basic social act

LANG, Martin

Základní údaje

Originální název

The evolutionary paths to collective rituals : An interdisciplinary perspective on the origins and functions of the basic social act

Autoři

LANG, Martin (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 2019, 0084-6724

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.517

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/19:00107922

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0084672419894682

UT WoS

000504236800005

Klíčová slova anglicky

Collective action problem; collective rituals; evolution; mechanism; religious system; selective pressure

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 9. 2. 2024 23:48, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

The present article is an elaborated and upgraded version of the Early Career Award talk that I delivered at the IAPR 2019 conference in Gdańsk, Poland. In line with the conference’s thematic focus on new trends and neglected themes in psychology of religion, I argue that psychology of religion should strive for firmer integration with evolutionary theory and its associated methodological toolkit. Employing evolutionary theory enables to systematize findings from individual psychological studies within a broader framework that could resolve lingering empirical contradictions by providing an ultimate rationale for which results should be expected. The benefits of evolutionary analysis are illustrated through the study of collective rituals and, specifically, their purported function in stabilizing risky collective action. By comparing the socio-ecological pressures faced by chimpanzees, contemporary hunter-gatherers, and early Homo, I outline the selective pressures that may have led to the evolution of collective rituals in the hominin lineage, and, based on these selective pressures, I make predictions regarding the different functions and their underlying mechanisms that collective rituals should possess. While examining these functions, I echo the Early Career Award and focus mostly on my past work and the work of my collaborators, showing that collective rituals may stabilize risky collective action by increasing social bonding, affording to assort cooperative individuals, and providing a platform for reliable communication of commitment to group norms. The article closes with a discussion of the role that belief in superhuman agents plays in stabilizing and enhancing the effects of collective rituals on trust-based cooperation.

Návaznosti

GA18-18316S, projekt VaV

Název: Evoluce rituálního chování jako komunikační technologie

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Evoluce rituálního chování jako komunikační technologie

Citovat

LANG, Martin. The evolutionary paths to collective rituals : An interdisciplinary perspective on the origins and functions of the basic social act. Archive for the Psychology of Religion. 2019, roč. 41, č. 3, s. 224-252. ISSN 0084-6724. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0084672419894682.

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LANG, Martin. The evolutionary paths to collective rituals : An interdisciplinary perspective on the origins and functions of the basic social act. \textit{Archive for the Psychology of Religion}. 2019, roč.~41, č.~3, s.~224-252. ISSN~0084-6724. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0084672419894682.

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