The cultural evolution of war rituals
- PMID: 31064461
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X17002059
The cultural evolution of war rituals
Abstract
The cultural evolutionary processes outlined by Singh illuminate why ritualized behaviors aimed at controlling unseen forces and overcoming fear are common in warfare among many small-scale societies. They also suggest an explanation for the development of ritual specialists for war who are distinct from war leaders.
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Why is there shamanism? Developing the cultural evolutionary theory and addressing alternative accounts.Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan;41:e92. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17002230. Behav Brain Sci. 2018. PMID: 31064458
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The cultural evolution of shamanism.Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jul 6;41:e66. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17001893. Behav Brain Sci. 2017. PMID: 28679454
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