Ritual as a technology enhancing norm objectivity

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Ritual as a technology enhancing norm objectivity

KUNDT, Radek, Radim CHVAJA, Jan HORSKÝ and Martin LANG

Basic information

Original name

Ritual as a technology enhancing norm objectivity

Authors

KUNDT, Radek, Radim CHVAJA, Jan HORSKÝ and Martin LANG

Edition

IACESR 2022 (International association for the cognitive and evolutionary sciences of religion), 19-21 September 2022, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2022

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Denmark

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

ritual form; moral norms; perceived objectivity; moral psychology; cooperation

Abstract

V originále

Perceiving moral norms as absolute and independent of time and space is a widespread feature of human cognition. Such perceived norm objectivity strengthens internal motivation to adhere to norms thus stabilizing risky cooperation within the group. Although various elements of religious systems were suggested to enhance the objectivity of moral norms (e.g., belief in moralizing gods), the crucial role of ritual in the process has been neglected. We tested the association between attending collective religious rituals and perception of moral norms as objective. Furthermore, identifying three characteristic features of ritual form - materialization, invariance, and digitalization, we examined their role in promoting norm objectivity. We used two cross-sectional datasets, conducted five correlational studies with three culturally distinct populations, and report on the initial support for theories suggesting that ritual behavior helps ground moral norms by affecting perceptual mechanisms related to norm processing.

Links

MUNI/A/1435/2021, interní kód MU

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

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

KUNDT, Radek, Radim CHVAJA, Jan HORSKÝ and Martin LANG. Ritual as a technology enhancing norm objectivity. In IACESR 2022 (International association for the cognitive and evolutionary sciences of religion), 19-21 September 2022, Aarhus University, Denmark. 2022.

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KUNDT, Radek, Radim CHVAJA, Jan HORSKÝ and Martin LANG. Ritual as a technology enhancing norm objectivity. In \textit{IACESR 2022 (International association for the cognitive and evolutionary sciences of religion), 19-21 September 2022, Aarhus University, Denmark}. 2022.

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