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War increases religiosity.
Joseph Henrich1,2, Michal Bauer3,4, Alessandra Cassar5
1Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. henrich@fas.harvard.edu.
Nature Human Behaviour
|April 5, 2019
Summary
War exposure significantly increases religious participation in post-conflict societies. Individuals with greater war experience showed higher engagement in religious groups and rituals, even years later.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Psychology
Background:
- Societies often leverage religious beliefs for social cohesion and cooperation.
- The impact of violent conflict on individual religiosity remains under-explored.
- This study investigates the link between war experience and religious participation.
Discussion:
- Analyzes survey data from 1,709 individuals in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Tajikistan.
- Utilizes a natural experiment approach, examining quasi-random exposure to varying conflict intensities.
- Focuses on post-conflict settings to assess long-term effects on religious engagement.
Key Insights:
- Greater exposure to war correlates with increased participation in Christian and Muslim religious groups and rituals.
- This effect persists several years after the cessation of conflict.
- Findings remain robust across various statistical controls and community comparisons.
Outlook:
- War experience may serve as a catalyst for heightened religious adherence.
- Understanding this relationship is crucial for post-conflict reconciliation and social rebuilding.
- Further research could explore the mechanisms driving this post-conflict religiosity.
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