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Náboženstvo a prosocialita: Experimentálna evidencia z ostrova Maurícius
| Title in English | Religion and prosociality: Experimental evidence from the island of Mauritius |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The relationship between religion and social behavior has been approached in the academia since long. We have conducted two experiments in the multi-ethnic and religiously diverse environment of the island of Mauritius, where we first looked at the impact of religious beliefs in moralizing deities on the pro-social behavior of our respondents and subsequently if such an effect would extent beyond one's own religious congregation. In the first case, we found out that among our sample of Hinduists, specific aspects of their religious faith (those related to moralizing gods) and practices (participation in very intense rituals) are a significant predictor of pro-social behaivior. In the second case, we also found this effect among Mauritian Christians, measured via voluntary monetary donations in an experiment taking place in a Catholic church, a Hindu temple and a neutral restaurant setting. Our results thus contribute to a more nuanced understanding of religious pro-sociality and the evolution of morality. |
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