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#106: Rituals matter more than you think (feat. Dimitris Xygalatas)

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The Relationship Between Environment and Behavior

There's something that comes to mind in a few of these examples that you've mentioned and it has to do with the connection between environment and behavior. A lot of where we find the most ritualistic behavior, whether that is an event within a society or a particular society versus another one, we can kind of predict the level of ritualization based off of the hostility of the environment. Yes, what you're saying reminds me of the work of Michelle Gjellfund, who draws upon anthropological work by Brett Pelto and others. She talks about titan loose cultures. A tight culture is one that has high agreement between its members.

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