Matt Rossano - Ritual, Religion, Human Evolution
1h 58m
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Primal Nature
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Matt Rossano is a prolific evolutionary psychologist with a unique and compelling view on what makes us human. Today we talk about the role of ritual in religion and community both secular and nonsecular, the evolution of our species and our societies, experiencing the supernatural vs. explaining it, our various efforts at living a good life, and more.
You can find Matt through his website:
https://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/mrossano/
Recent papers are available under “recent publications.”
He is the author of several books, including: Supernatural selection: How religion evolved (2010, Oxford University Press); Mortal rituals: What the story of the Andes’ survivors tells us about human evolution (2013, Columbia University Press); and Ritual in human evolution and religion (2020, Routledge Press).
Primal Nature is a podcast and a center for psychedelic therapy in rural Spain.
www.primalnature.eu
We collaborate with Sapient, a nonprofit endeavor dedicated to revitalizing the wisdom of the world’s oldest living cultures.
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