Adhering to Prohibitive Taboos Manvir Singh
Why do religious leaders abstain from some pleasures? In episode 83, Manvir Singh from Harvard University's Department of Human Evolutionary Biology discusses his research into why shaman healers among the a group of people off the coast of Indonesia observe costly prohibitions, such abstinence or food restrictions, especially given that they could exploit their position for self-serving ends instead. His open-access article \u201cWhy do religious leaders observe costly prohibitions? Examining taboos on Mentawai shamans\u201d was co-authored with Joseph Henrich and published on June 11, 2020 in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences.\n\nAdhering to Prohibitive Taboos - Manvir SinghAdhering to Prohibitive Taboos - Manvir SinghAdhering to Prohibitive Taboos - Manvir Singh\xa0Adhering to Prohibitive Taboos - Manvir SinghAdhering to Prohibitive Taboos - Manvir SinghAdhering to Prohibitive Taboos - Manvir Singh {{svg_share_icon}}Click bottom of waveform to add your commentsSubscribe: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | RSS jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap7664 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",playfrom:"off",default_volume:"default",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"alternate",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "FF4C65",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"7664",embed_code:""\n,enable_embed_button:"on",php_retriever:"https://www.parsingscience.org/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_7664_156",settings_ap7664); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); \n\xa0\nWebsites and other resources\n\n\t\n\n\tManvir's website and\xa0Twitter\n\tThe study's data, code and supplementary material\n\tManvir interviewed on The Dissenter:\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijf8cNBgztA\n\xa0\n\n\n\t\n\n\tVideo documentary of a Mentawai wedding ceremony:\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e63F1oTz_YU\n\n\xa0\nSelect media and press\n\n div.altmetric-embed {flex-shrink: 2; -webkit-flex-shrink: 2;} \n\xa0\n\ufeff\n\nBonus Clips\n\n\nClips available include ...\nFull episode with available download\nMore coming soon\n\n\n\U0001f50a Access bonus content here.\n\nSupport us for as little as $1 per month at Patreon. Cancel anytime.\nWe\u2019re not a registered tax-exempt organization, so unfortunately gifts aren't tax deductible.\nHosts / Producers\nRyan Watkins & Doug Leigh\nHow to Cite\nWatkins, R., Leigh, D., Singh, M.. (2020). Parsing Science - Adhering to Prohibitive Taboos. figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13003580\n\xa0\nMusic\nWhat\u2019s The Angle? by Shane Ivers\nTranscript\nComing soon!