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Harvey Whitehouse

Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion, University of Oxford

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January 28, 2015

The Role of Writing and Recordkeeping in the Cultural Evolution of Human Cooperation (PDF)→

January 28, 2015/ ScienceSites

Dan Mullins, Harvey Whitehouse, and Quentin Atkinson (2013). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 90, Supplement, June 2013: pp S141-S151.

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2013, journal-articles
Cultural Evolution Lab, Auckland University
January 28, 2015

Three Wishes for the World (with comment) [PDF]→

January 28, 2015/ ScienceSites

Harvey Whitehouse (2013). Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History, Vol. 4, No. 2.

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2013, journal-articles
January 28, 2015

Ritual and Acquiescence to Authoritative Discourse [Commentary] (PDF)→

January 28, 2015/ ScienceSites

Harvey Whitehouse (2013). Religion, Brain, and Behavior. Vol. 3, No. 1: pp 76 - 79.

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2013, journal-articles
January 28, 2015

Catholic Guilt? Recall of Confession Promotes Prosocial Behavior (PDF)→

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Ryan McKay, Jenna Herold, and Harvey Whitehouse (2013). Religion, Brain, and Behavior. Vol. 3, No. 3: pp 201-209.

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2013, journal-articles
Social and Affective Processes Research Group
January 28, 2015

A Historical Database of Sociocultural Evolution (PDF)→

January 28, 2015/ ScienceSites

Peter Turchin, Harvey Whitehouse, Pieter Francois, Edward Slingerlandd Mark Collard (2012). Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History, Vol. 3, No. 2: pp 271 - 293.

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2012, journal-articles
Seshat: Global History Databank
January 28, 2015

When Group Membership Gets Personal: A Theory of Identity Fusion (PDF)→

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William B. Swann, Jolanda Jensen, Ángel Gómez, Harvey Whitehouse, and Brock Bastian (2012). Psychological Review, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp 441-456.

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2012, journal-articles
Swann Lab
January 28, 2015

The Role for Simulations in Theory Construction for the Social Sciences: Case Studies Concerning Divergent Modes of Religiosity (PDF)→

January 28, 2015/ ScienceSites

Harvey Whitehouse, Ken Kahn, Michael E.  Hochberg, and Joanna J. Bryson. (2012). Religion, Brain, and Behavior, Vol. 2, No. 3: pp 182-201.

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2012, journal-articles
Evolutionary Community Ecology Group
January 28, 2015

Seeking a Rapprochement Between Anthropology and the Cognitive Sciences: A Problem-Driven Approach (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse and Emma Cohen (2012). Topics in Cognitive Science, Vol. 4, No. 3: pp 404-412.

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2012, journal-articles
January 28, 2015

Ritual Community and Conflict Project (PDF)→

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H. Whitehouse, C. Mazzucato, and Q. Atkinson (2011) Catalhoyuk 2011 Archive Report, Catalhoyuk Research Project.

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2011, journal-articles
Çatalhöyük
January 28, 2015

Whence and Whither Social Anthropology? (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse (2011). Annales de la Fondation Fyssen Hors Serie – 30e Anniversaire: pp 19-29.

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January 28, 2015

The Coexistence Problem in Psychology, Anthropology, and Evolutionary Theory (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse (2011). Human Development, Vol 54: pp 191-199.

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2011, journal-articles
January 28, 2015

The Cultural Morphospace of Ritual Form: Examining Modes of Religiosity Cross-Culturally (PDF)→

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Quentin D. Atkinson and Harvey Whitehouse (2011). Evolution and Human Behavior. Vol. 32, No.1: pp 50-62.

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2011, journal-articles
Cultural Evolution Lab, Auckland University
January 28, 2015

Wrath of God: Religious Primes and Punishment (PDF)→

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Ryan McKay, Charles Efferson, Harvey Whitehouse, and Ernst Fehr (2010). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 278: pp 1858-1863.

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2010, journal-articles
Social and Affective Processes Research Group
January 26, 2015

Common Criticisms of the Cognitive Science of Religion – Answered (PDF)→

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Emma Cohen, Jonathan A. Lanman, Robert N. McCauley, and Harvey Whitehouse (2008). The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion Bulletin, Vol. 37, No. 4: pp 112-115.

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2008, journal-articles
January 26, 2015

Modes of Religiosity (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse (2008). The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion Bulletin, vol. 37, No. 4: pp 108-112.

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2008, journal-articles
January 26, 2015

New Frontiers in the Cognitive Science of Religion (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse and Robert N. McCauley (2005). Journal of Cognition and Culture, Vol. 5, Nos.1-2: pp 1-13.

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2005, journal-articles
January 26, 2015

Cognitive Historiography: When Science Meets Art (PDF)→

January 26, 2015/ ScienceSites

Harvey Whitehouse (2005). Historical Reflections/ Reflexions Historiques, Vol.31, No.2: pp 307-318.

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2005, journal-articles
January 26, 2015

Modes of Religiosity and the Cognitive Science of Religion (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse (2004). Method and Theory in the Study of Religion, Vol.16, No.3: pp 321-335.

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journal-articles, 2004
January 26, 2015

Modes of Religiosity: Towards a Cognitive Explanation of the Sociopolitical Dynamics of Religion (PDF)→

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Harvey Whitehouse (2002). Method and Theory in the Study of Religion, Vol. 14: pp 293-315.

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2002, journal-articles
January 26, 2015

Conjectures, Refutations, and Verification: Towards a Testable Theory of Modes of Religiosity (PDF)→

January 26, 2015/ ScienceSites

Harvey Whitehouse (2002). Journal of Ritual Studies, Vol. 16, No. 2: pp 44-59.

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