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. 2018 Jan:41:e74.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17002059.

The cultural evolution of war rituals

Luke Glowacki  1
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The cultural evolution of war rituals

Luke Glowacki. Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan.

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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