Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than
secular costly signal : A study of pilgrimage to Santiago de
Compostela

p 2022

Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal : A study of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

CHVAJA, Radim

Základní údaje

Originální název

Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal : A study of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

Autoři

CHVAJA, Radim

Vydání

Presentation for Prof. Ginges’ group at New School for Social Research, New York (online), 2022

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Vyžádané přednášky

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Santiago de Compostela; pilgrimage; costly signals

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Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 9. 2. 2024 22:51, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

Previous research suggested that costly displays of commitment to group norms increase trust and facilitate cooperation. Such costly displays are characteristic for expressions of religious beliefs, which are tied to religious normative systems. Using the Christian pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as a costly display of commitment we investigated whether costly behaviors are more effective in promoting trust when integrated within a religious rather than secular context. I will present the results of two survey studies conducted in the field and three online experiments. The survey studies show that pilgrims base their pilgrim identity upon the physical effort and overall costliness of the pilgrimage. The experiments suggest that religious people undertaking longer pilgrimage are perceived as more trustworthy than those undertaking shorter pilgrimage or non-pilgrimage low-cost activity linked to their religious identity. Crucially, we observed lower or no effect when the hike was not a pilgrimage and done by non-believer for non-religious reasons. Overall, these results suggest that for costly signals to work effectively, they need to be paired with a system of social norms embedded within supernatural cosmic orders.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1435/2021, interní kód MU

Název: Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy (Akronym: VESNA)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy

Citovat

CHVAJA, Radim. Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal : A study of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In Presentation for Prof. Ginges’ group at New School for Social Research, New York (online). 2022.

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CHVAJA, Radim. Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal : A study of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In \textit{Presentation for Prof. Ginges’ group at New School for Social Research, New York (online)}. 2022.

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