Social inequality and signaling in a costly ritual

J 2021

Social inequality and signaling in a costly ritual

XYGALATAS, Dimitrios; Peter MAŇO; Vladimír BAHNA; Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ; Radek KUNDT et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Social inequality and signaling in a costly ritual

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XYGALATAS, Dimitrios; Peter MAŇO; Vladimír BAHNA; Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ ; Radek KUNDT; Martin LANG a John Hayward SHAVER

Vydání

Evolution and Human Behavior, 2021, 1090-5138

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

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Impact factor: 5.327

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Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/21:00119137

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Social status; Costly signaling; Mauritius; Ritual

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 16. 2. 2022 16:14, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

Evolutionary perspectives suggest that participation in collective rituals may serve important communicative functions by signaling practitioners' commitment to the community and its values. While previous research has examined the effects of ritual signals at the individual and collective level, there has been limited attention directed to the impact of socio-environmental factors on the quality of ritual signaling. We examined this impact in the context of the Thaipusam Kavadi, a collective ritual performed by Tamil Hindus worldwide that involves body piercings and other costly activities. We show that participants' relative position in the social hierarchy systematically affects the form of ritual signaling. Specifically, we found that low-status participants are more likely to engage in signaling modalities that require somatic and opportunity costs in the form of body piercings and cumulative effort, while high-status individuals are more likely to use financial capital, in the form of more elaborate material offerings to the deity. Moreover, signaling in each particular modality is stronger among individuals who participate in more public (but not private) rituals, corresponding to their long-term commitment to the community. In sum, our results demonstrate that social hierarchies exact unequal requirements on ritual participants, who in turn modify their signaling strategies accordingly.

Návaznosti

GA18-18316S, projekt VaV

Název: Evoluce rituálního chování jako komunikační technologie

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

Citovat

XYGALATAS, Dimitrios; Peter MAŇO; Vladimír BAHNA; Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ; Radek KUNDT; Martin LANG a John Hayward SHAVER. Social inequality and signaling in a costly ritual. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2021, roč. 42, č. 6, s. 524-533. ISSN 1090-5138. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.05.006.

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XYGALATAS, Dimitrios; Peter MAŇO; Vladimír BAHNA; Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ; Radek KUNDT; Martin LANG a John Hayward SHAVER. Social inequality and signaling in a costly ritual. \textit{Evolution and Human Behavior}. 2021, roč.~42, č.~6, s.~524-533. ISSN~1090-5138. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.05.006.

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