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Title |
Title of document |
The Extended Religious Phenotype: Religion as a Transsomatic Adaptation - Religion Evolving |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Benjamin Purzycki; Aarhus University; Denmark |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Richard Sosis; University of Connecticut; United States |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Religious Studies |
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Subject |
Keyword(s) |
cognitive science of religion; anthropology of religion; evolutionary religion; beliefs; behavioural religion; religious thought; religion and culture; signalling theory |
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Subject |
Subject classification |
cognitive science of religion; anthropology |
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Description |
Abstract |
Chapter 1 considers the idea that religion is a transsomatic adaptation. We argue that at the genic level, the religious system manifests as an extended phenotype that has been fashioned by natural selection to overcome socioecological challenges to cooperation and coordination inherent in human sociality. At the collective level, the religious system manifests as a cognitive-cultural niche into which people are born. This chapter details the complex connections between genes, cognitive faculties, and their expression in religious contexts. We also discuss how the “sacred coupling” of supernatural agency and religious ritual functions to maintain relative social order. We conclude by exploring the relevance of niche construction theory for understanding the adaptive nature of religious systems. |
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Publisher |
Organizing agency, location |
Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Date |
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10-Mar-2022 |
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Type |
Status & genre |
Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/42782 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.42782 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Religion Evolving |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Coverage |
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Rights |
Copyright and permissions |
Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |