Supernatural punishment, in-group biases, and material insecurity: experiments and ethnography from Yasawa, Fiji

Threat of supernatural punishment can promote prosociality in large-scale societies; however, its impact in smaller societies with less powerful deities is less understood. Also, while perceived material insecurity has been associated with increasing religious belief, the relationships between insec...

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Authors: McNamara, Rita Anne (Author) ; Norenzayan, Ara (Author) ; Henrich, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2016
In: Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-55
Further subjects:B Fiji
B gods' minds
B economic games
B Favoritism
B Insecurity
B supernatural punishment
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