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Cognitive science of religion

Boyer and Liénard's theory that ritualized behavior engages a mental system for detecting and guarding against potential hazards, producing rigid, repeated actions.

In cognitive science of religion, hazard-precaution theory of ritual refers to Boyer and Liénard's theory that ritualized behavior engages a mental system for detecting and guarding against potential hazards, producing rigid, repeated actions. This meaning comes from Boyer (2006) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.[1]

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  1. Boyer, P., & Liénard, P. (2006). Why ritualized behavior? Precaution Systems and action parsing in developmental, pathological and cultural rituals. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29(6), 595-613. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x06009332

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