Levels of religiosity and moral motives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16908975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hanne M Watkins (0000-0002-8429-4661, Australian Psychological Society), Hanne Watkins, Melissa A Wheeler (0000-0002-0319-1987, Australian Psychological Society), Melissa Wheeler, Nick Haslam (0000-0002-1913-2340, Australian Psychological Society, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 255-256 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Brain & Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-5981 • E-ISSN: 2153-599X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2153599x.2014.910255 |
| OpenAlex | W2058581906 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Evolutionary theorists have explained universals in religion, but no integrative theory exists to explain why multiple aspects of religion vary within and between individuals and groups. We propose how four dimensions of religions – beliefs about nonhuman agents, religious rituals, community structures, and moral concerns and values – may change in response to the fundamental social goals of self-protection, disease avoidance, coalition formation, status seeking, mating and mate retention, and kin care. We review empirical research and provide testable hypotheses, and finally discuss implications of this theoretical framework for the study of evolution and religion
Religiosity · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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