Cigarettes for the dead: effects of sorcery beliefs on parochial prosociality in Mauritius

Research testing evolutionary models of religious morality shows that supernatural beliefs in moralizing gods positively affect prosociality. However, the effects of beliefs related to local supernatural agents have not been extensively explored. Drawing from a Mauritian Hindu sample, we investigate...

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Authors: Kundtová Klocová, E. (Author) ; Lang, M. (Author) ; Maňo, P. (Author) ; Kundt, R. (Author) ; Xygalatas, D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2022
In: Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 116-131
Further subjects:B Ancestor worship
B parochial prosociality
B Magic
B Sorcery
B economic games
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