The nature of religious diversity
A cultural ecosystem approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16909497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D S Wilson (0000-0002-0611-3431, Binghamton University, corresponding author), Yasha Hartberg (0000-0002-3682-4840, Binghamton University), Ian Macdonald (0009-0000-8694-7972, Binghamton University), Jonathan A Lanman (0000-0002-4691-5922), H Whitehouse (0000-0001-6935-6724, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 134-153 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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.2015.1132243 |
| OpenAlex | W2474283877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 90 |
Studies of religious and other cultural groups tend to be particularistic or focus on one or more axes of variation. In this article we develop a more comprehensive approach to studying cultural diversity that emulates the study of biological diversity. We compare our cultural ecosystem approach with the axis approach, using the distinction between “tight” and “loose” cultures as an example. We show that while the axis approach is useful, the cultural ecosystem approach adds considerable value to the axis approach. We end by advocating the establishment of field sites for the study of religious and cultural diversity, comparable to biological field sites
Biology · Cultural diversity · Ecosystem · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Epistemology · Geography · Pure mathematics · Religious diversity · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Environmental Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Mathematics · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Ecology
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| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |