Costly Commitments "Under His Eye": Reconceptualizing the Costly Signaling Theory of Religion

Costly signaling theory of religion has been proposed to explain the evolutionary adaptiveness of religion in general and, specifically, its prosocial effects, including the relative longevity of religious communes vis-à-vis their secular counterparts. This article focuses on two crucial aspects of...

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Main Author: Potz, Maciej 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2022
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 90, Issue: 3, Pages: 599-617
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