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The cultural morphospace of ritual form

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ID5819802
AuthorsQuentin Atkinson (0000-0002-8499-7535, University of Oxford), H Whitehouse (0000-0001-6935-6724, University of Oxford)
Year2010
Volume32
Issue1
Pages50-62
Publication date2010-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEvolution and Human Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1090-5138 • E-ISSN: 1879-0607
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.09.002
OpenAlexW2005552093
LanguageEN
Citations received92
References cited51

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