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Commitment enforcement also explains shamanism's culturally shared features.

Stefan Linquist1

  • 1Department of Philosophy,University of Guelph,Guelph,ON,Canada,N1G 2W1.linquist@uoguelph.cawww.biophilosophy.ca.

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|May 9, 2019
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The evolution of shamanism has alternative explanations beyond the proposed theory. A new commitment hypothesis suggests shamanism is an adaptation, but current evidence cannot distinguish between theories.

Area of Science:

  • Anthropology
  • Evolutionary Studies
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • The evolution of shamanism is a complex topic with ongoing debate.
  • Existing hypotheses propose various evolutionary pathways for shamanistic practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an alternative hypothesis for the evolution of shamanism.
  • To introduce the commitment hypothesis as a potential explanation.
  • To assess the current evidence for discriminating between hypotheses.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical exploration of evolutionary mechanisms.
  • Comparative analysis of shamanism's cultural features.
  • Identification of overlapping and distinct predictions from different hypotheses.

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Main Results:

  • An alternative commitment hypothesis for shamanism's evolution is presented.
  • Shamanism is framed as an adaptation at individual or group levels.
  • Current evidence is insufficient to differentiate between proposed hypotheses.

Conclusions:

  • The commitment hypothesis offers a novel perspective on shamanism's evolutionary origins.
  • Further research is needed to gather empirical evidence.
  • Distinguishing between evolutionary explanations for shamanism remains challenging.