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The role of religion in the evolution of peace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2024

Jordan Kiper Open the ORCID record for Jordan Kiper [Opens in a new window]  and
Richard Sosis
Jordan Kiper*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA jkiper@uab.edu; https://www.jordankiper.com
Richard Sosis
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA richard.sosis@uconn.edu; https://www.richard-sosis.uconn.edu
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Abstract

Glowacki's account overlooks the role of religion in the regulation of cooperation, tolerance, and peace values. We interrogate three premises of Glowacki's argument and suggest that approaching religion as an adaptive system reveals how religious commitments and practices likely had a more substantial impact on the evolution of peace and conflict than currently presumed.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e15
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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