Welcome
What if we understood more about spiritual practices that exist outside the sanctions of organized religions? What if there are important and intuitive spiritual needs that aren’t being satisfied within organized world religions? What if we could gain important insights from these “wild religions?” What if the ways in which religions address misfortune turn out to be a key to their success?
Projects
The Comparative Study of Wild and Doctrinal Religion
We explore how wild vs. doctrinal religion shaped social ties to see if their roots lie in social benefits or cognitive by-products and how they might aid cohesion today.
Misfortune, Cohesion, and Resilience
We study how people across cultures navigate misfortune—from disasters to loss—to understand its impact on social resilience and cohesion.
Wild Religions and the Interpretation of Misfortune
We study how people across cultures navigate misfortune—from disasters to loss—to understand its impact on social resilience and cohesion.
Field Site Locations
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Dynamic Relations between Religious Traditions
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Tana Toraja, Indonesia
Understanding of and coping with the misfortune of death
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Siberut Mentawai Island, Indonesia
Explaining and contending with misfortune on
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Mauritius
Ritual Cognition and Cultural Adaptation
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