Jesus vs. the ancestors: how specific religious beliefs shape prosociality on Yasawa Island, Fiji

We investigate how religious beliefs in an omnipotent, omniscient God vs. locally concerned, more limited gods impact prosocial behavior at varying degrees of social distance. We recruit participants from traditional villages on Yasawa Island, Fiji. Yasawan religion includes belief in both universal...

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Authors: McNamara, Rita Anne (Author) ; Henrich, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2018
In: Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-204
Further subjects:B Fiji
B Supernatural beliefs
B religious prosociality
B field experiments
B economic games
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