Why is there shamanism? Developing the cultural evolutionary theory and addressing alternative accounts.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences January 2018 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x17002230 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key points | The author replies to commentators who endorsed the target article's conceptual and ethnographic synthesis of shamanism, suggested extending and generalizing its logic, but also demanded clarity on psychological mechanisms, argued against its empirical conclusions, and proposed alternative explanations for shamanism's development. |
Abstract
The commentators endorse the conceptual and ethnographic synthesis presented in the target article, suggest extensions and elaborations of the theory, and generalize its logic to explain apparently similar specializations. They also demand clarity about psychological mechanisms, argue against conclusions drawn about empirical phenomena, and propose alternative accounts for why shamanism develops. Here, I respond.
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