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buddha_as_a_god

A fun ethnographic study in response to frequent claims that Buddhism is not a religion on the basis of it lacking gods.

cerchapter

evolution-of-religion-and-morality

This project was developed to examine religion's influence on cooperative behavior cross-culturally.

free-list_qass

Data and code for QASS Ethnographic Free-List Book

fusion

An investigation into the relationship between emotional closeness and self-sacrifice.

gods_moralization_bias

Code for Purzycki, B. G., et al. (forthcoming). The Moralization Bias of Gods' Minds: A Cross-Cultural Test. Religion, Brain and Behavior.

kernels-of-doubt

This project seeks to adequately characterize and explain the cross-cultural absence of religious commitment.

material-security-and-moralistic-religions

This project asesses the relationships between material security and religious beliefs and practices.

moral-models-moral-behavior

Assessing the cross-cultural variation in morality and its effects on behavior

moralgodschapter

code and data for moralistic gods and social complexity chapter

religion-and-violence

Cross-cultural examination of the effect of exposure to war on religiosity

religion-evolving

social-ecology-of-gods-minds

An experimental and ethnographic project assessing how the content and structure of religious beliefs change as a result of different economic outcomes.

swanson_birthofthegods

Data from: Swanson, G. E. (1960). The birth of the gods: The origin of primitive beliefs. University of Michigan Press.

tyvan-values

A short, exploratory analysis of Tyvan values using free-list data and demography