The cultural evolution of war rituals

Luke Glowacki

doi:10.1017/S0140525X17002059

The cultural evolution of war rituals

Luke Glowacki

Anthropology

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Abstract

The cultural evolutionary processes outlined by Singh illuminate why ritualized behaviors aimed at controlling unseen forces and overcoming fear are common in warfare among many small-scale societies. They also suggest an explanation for the development of ritual specialists for war who are distinct from war leaders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e74
Journal	The Behavioral and brain sciences
Volume	41
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X17002059
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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