In Understanding Religion through Artificial Intelligence, Justin E. Lane looks at the reasons
why humans feel they are part of a religious group, despite often being removed from other …

The explanatory gap between the life sciences and the humanities that is present in the
study of human phenomena impedes productive interdisciplinary examination that such a …

The VAPUS model (Hill et al., 2018, 2019) characterizes the powerful" brand personality" of
ghost narratives in terms of their Versatility, Adaptability, Participatory Nature, Universality …

ABSTRACT Research suggests a Haunted People Syndrome (HP-S) is defined by the
recurrent perception of anomalous subjective and objective events. Occurrences are …

This article provides a basic overview of the most common methods of computer modelling
and simulation that are currently being used to study religion. It focuses on the use (and …

This chapter demonstrates the potential of formal network analysis for the study of religious
transformations in past societies. We first clarify the most common types of network …

The near-omnipresence of religious systems across the globe and throughout human history
has led researchers to hypothesize that religious systems fulfill important adaptive functions …

Modeling is as old as humanity. It is one of the ways in which we experience the world, teach
our children, and entertain ourselves. The digital computer, on the other hand, is …

Este artigo salientará algumas questões, tópicos e desafios atualmente enfrentados pela
Historiografia Cognitiva. Como forma de ilustrar sua pluralidade e divergência internas …

In ancient Greek polytheism, worshippers could choose which gods they would address,
and in doing so they expected some form of benefit in a quid pro quo relationship. We look …