First Shots Fired For The Phylogenetic Revolution in Religious Studies: a Commentary on David Sloan Wilson

Abstract

Wilson’s target article illustrates how evolutionary hypotheses are advancing the science of complex cultural systems. We agree. The following extends the conversation to consider the benefits of evolutionary methods. We restrict our review to computational phylogenetic methods as these are being used to test evolutionary hypotheses about religions.

Authors

Joseph Bulbulia, Quentin D. Atkinson, Simon J. Greenhill, Russell D. Gray

Citation

Bulbulia J, Atkinson QD, Greenhill SJ & Gray RD. 2013. First Shots Fired For The Phylogenetic Revolution in Religious Studies: a Commentary on David Sloan Wilson. Cliodynamics.

Published 13 November 2013

@article{Bulbulia2013,
  title = {First Shots Fired For The Phylogenetic Revolution in Religious Studies: a Commentary on David Sloan Wilson},
  author = {Bulbulia, Joseph and Atkinson, Quentin D. and Greenhill, Simon J. and Gray, Russell D.},
  journal = {Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution},
  volume = {4},
  number = {1},
  publisher = {California Digital Library (CDL)},
  year = {2013},
  doi = {10.21237/C7clio4119066},
  url = {https://simon.net.nz/articles/first-shots-fired-for-the-phylogenetic-revolution-in-religious-studies-a-commentary-on-david-sloan-wilson/},
}

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