Religion, Brain & Behavior, Volume 12, Issue 1-2 (2022)

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Special Issue: The Evolution of Religion and Morality Project: Wave II Case Studies and Cross-Cultural Examinations

Editorial

Editorial
Introducing a special issue on phase two of the Evolution of Religion and Morality project
Richard Sosis, Joseph Bulbulia, Wesley J. Wildman, Uffe Schjoedt & John H. Shaver
Pages: 1-3
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Material insecurity predicts greater commitment to moralistic and less commitment to local deities: a cross-cultural investigation
Adam Baimel, Coren Apicella, Quentin Atkinson, Alex Bolyanatz, Emma Cohen, Carla Handley, Joseph Henrich, Eva Kundtová Klocová, Martin Lang, Carolyn Lesogorol, Sarah Mathew, Rita McNamara, Cristina Moya, Ara Norenzayan, Caitlyn D. Placek, Monserrat Soler, Thomas Vardy, Jonathan Weigel, Aiyana Willard, Dimitris Xygalatas & Benjamin Purzycki
Pages: 4-17
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies
Tom Vardy, Cristina Moya, Caitlyn D. Placek, Coren L. Apicella, Alexander Bolyanatz, Emma Cohen, Carla Handley, Eva Kundtová Klocová, Carolyn Lesorogol, Sarah Mathew, Sarah A. McNamara, Benjamin G. Purzycki, Montserrat Soler, Jonathan L. Weigel, Aiyana K. Willard, Dimitris Xygalatas, Ara Norenzayan, Joseph Henrich, Martin Lang & Quentin D. Atkinson
Pages: 18-37
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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The moralization bias of gods’ minds: a cross-cultural test
Benjamin Grant Purzycki, Aiyana K. Willard, Eva Kundtová Klocová, Coren Apicella, Quentin Atkinson, Alexander Bolyanatz, Emma Cohen, Carla Handley, Joseph Henrich, Martin Lang, Carolyn Lesorogol, Sarah Mathew, Rita A. McNamara, Cristina Moya, Ara Norenzayan, Caitlyn Placek, Montserrat Soler, Tom Vardy, Jonathan Weigel, Dimitris Xygalatas & Cody T. Ross
Pages: 38-60
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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When god is watching: dictator game results from the Sursurunga of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Alexander H. Bolyanatz
Pages: 61-78
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Moralistic and local god beliefs and the extent of prosocial preferences on Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Thomas Vardy & Quentin D. Atkinson
Pages: 79-96
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Moralizing gods, local gods, and complexity in Hindu god concepts: evidence from South India
Caitlyn Placek & Aaron Lightner
Pages: 97-115
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Cigarettes for the dead: effects of sorcery beliefs on parochial prosociality in Mauritius
E. Kundtová Klocová, M. Lang, P. Maňo, R. Kundt & D. Xygalatas
Pages: 116-131
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Perceptions of moralizing agents and cooperative behavior in Northeastern Brazil
Montserrat Soler, Benjamin Grant Purzycki & Martin Lang
Pages: 132-149
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Prosociality and Pentecostalism in the D.R. Congo
Gilbert Tshiebue Kapepula, Max Mbosho Konshi & Jonathan L. Weigel
Pages: 150-170
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Do religious and market-based institutions promote cooperation in Hadza hunter-gatherers?
Michael N. Stagnaro, Duncan N. E. Stibbard-Hawkes & Coren L. Apicella
Pages: 171-189
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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The Evolution of Religion and Morality project: reflections and looking ahead
Benjamin Grant Purzycki, Martin Lang, Joseph Henrich & Ara Norenzayan
Pages: 190-211
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Commentaries

Cultural lessons missed and learnt about religion and culture
Ronald Fischer
Pages: 212-216
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Two questions for the cultural evolutionary science of religion
Joshua Conrad Jackson
Pages: 216-219
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Big comparison 
Tanya Luhrmann
Pages: 219-221
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Depth vs. breadth: lessons from the Evolution of Religion and Morality project
Rebekah A. Richert
Pages: 221-223
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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The Evolution of Religion and Morality project: some modest reservations
Kim Sterelny
Pages: 223-226
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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Response

Reply
Guiding the evolution of the evolutionary sciences of religion: a discussion 
Benjamin Grant Purzycki, Martin Lang, Joseph Henrich & Ara Norenzayan
Pages: 226-232
Published online: 06 Apr 2022
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