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Evolutionary Perspectives on Religion and Violence: Elements in Religion and Violence

Autor Candace Alcorta, Richard Sosis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2022
Religion and violence share a complex and enduring history. Viewing violence and religion from an evolutionary perspective situates both within a broader framework of aggressive, affiliative, and signaling behaviors across species. In this work the authors review genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors that influence violence, distinguishing two types of aggression that differ in underlying physiology and intent. The use of communicative signals to delimit aggression across species is surveyed and the emergence of human symbolic ritual as a signaling system for creating alliances and promoting in-group cooperation is proposed. Using Wallace's typology of religion, this Element explores differences across religious systems in relation to socioecological variation and examines the underlying mechanisms by which religion 'works'. The use of violence as both an 'honest signal' and a mechanism for inculcating religious belief is discussed, and the use of religion to incite, validate, and justify violence is reviewed.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781009238342
ISBN-10: 1009238345
Pagini: 75
Ilustrații: -1091206 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 127 x 178 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Elements in Religion and Violence

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction; 2. What is Violence?; 3. Social Groups, Signals, and Symbols; 4. What is Religion?; 5. Cooperation and Conflict; 6. The Paradox of Religion and Violence; 7. Religion and Human Evolution; 8. Conclusion; References.

Descriere

This Element explores differences across religious systems in relation to the complex history of religion and violence.