Moralizing religions

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Enke, BenjaminKinship, Cooperation, and the Evolution of Moral Systems
Turchin, PeterExplaining the rise of moralizing religions: a test of competing hypotheses using the Seshat Dat...

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Enke, BenjaminAccording to the model, societies with historically loose kin relationships will regulate cooperation through universal moral values, internalized guilt, altruistic punishment, and moralizing religions.
Turchin, PeterThe rise of moralizing religions will be related to military competition between societies.
Turchin, PeterThe rise of moralizing religions will be related to increasing agricultural productivity.
Turchin, PeterThe rise of moralizing religions will be related to an increase in large-scale complex societies.
Turchin, PeterThe rise of moralizing religions will be related to pastoralism.

Associated OCMs

  1. general character of religion
  2. spirits and gods