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From Deprived to Revived : Religious Revivals as Adaptive Systems / Mikko Heimola.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion ; 53Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (197 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781614514541
  • 9781614513773
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.6 69094897 23
LOC classification:
  • BL60 .H435 2013eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Summary -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cooperation As A Human Puzzle -- 3 Religion As A Solution To Social Dilemmas -- 4 Deprivation, Hazards, And Religious Revivals -- 5 Revivalism In Early Nineteenth Century Finland -- 6 From The Deprived To The Revived: A Self-Organizatory Process -- 7 Discussion And Conclusions -- 8 Sources -- 9 References -- Index
Summary: It is a truism that religion has to do with social cohesion, but the precise nature of this link has eluded scholars and scientists. Drawing on new research in religiously motivated prosociality, evolution of cooperation, and system theory, this book describes how fluctuations in individuals' strategic environment give impetus to a self-organizatory process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. It also traces the dynamic roles played by emotions, social norms, and socioeconomic context. While exploring the social functions of ritual and revivalist behavior, the book seeks to avoid the fallacies that result from disregarding their explicit religious character. To illustrate these processes, a case study of Christian revivals in early 19th-century Finland is included. The thesis of the book is relevant to theories of the evolution of religion and the role of religion in organizing human societies.
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Frontmatter -- Summary -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cooperation As A Human Puzzle -- 3 Religion As A Solution To Social Dilemmas -- 4 Deprivation, Hazards, And Religious Revivals -- 5 Revivalism In Early Nineteenth Century Finland -- 6 From The Deprived To The Revived: A Self-Organizatory Process -- 7 Discussion And Conclusions -- 8 Sources -- 9 References -- Index

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It is a truism that religion has to do with social cohesion, but the precise nature of this link has eluded scholars and scientists. Drawing on new research in religiously motivated prosociality, evolution of cooperation, and system theory, this book describes how fluctuations in individuals' strategic environment give impetus to a self-organizatory process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. It also traces the dynamic roles played by emotions, social norms, and socioeconomic context. While exploring the social functions of ritual and revivalist behavior, the book seeks to avoid the fallacies that result from disregarding their explicit religious character. To illustrate these processes, a case study of Christian revivals in early 19th-century Finland is included. The thesis of the book is relevant to theories of the evolution of religion and the role of religion in organizing human societies.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)