Anthropology: Tradition's hidden economy

Joseph Bulbulia ()
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Joseph Bulbulia: Joseph Bulbulia is Professor of Religious Studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.

Nature Human Behaviour, 2017, vol. 1, issue 3, 1-2

Abstract: Whether ritual behaviour reliably predicts cooperation is hotly debated. A study evaluating religion and social links among all adult residents of two South Indian villages finds that religious practice clearly predicts reciprocal cooperative ties. Rigorous quantitative field studies like this are a powerful way to resolve long-standing debates.

Date: 2017
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