The deification of historical figures and the emergence of priesthoods as a solution to a network coordination problem
Why do historical figures sometimes become the object of religious worship? Here, we propose that, above a certain group-size threshold, maintaining a belief in the continued existence of authority figures after their death preserves group coordination efficiency. That is, we argue that coordination...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge
2016
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Religion, brain & behavior
Année: 2016, Volume: 6, Numéro: 4, Pages: 307-317 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Deification
B Ancestor worship B agent-based model B Priesthood B group coordination B behavioral synchrony |
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