The paper analyzes the relation between religious beliefs, religious participation and social cooperation. In particular, we focus on religions that instill beliefs about the connection between rewards and punishments and social behaviour. We show how religious organizations arise endogenously, analyze their e¤ect on social interactions in society and identify a "spiritual" as well as a "materi...

Abstract We explore the relationship between weighted path orders and (monotonic) semantic orders. Our findings reveal that can be considered instances of a variant comprise order pairs. This observation leads to generalization does not impose simplicity on their underlying algebras. As result, generalized version is capable proving termination term rewrite systems beyond realm simple terminati...

ABSTRACT This article analyses how the state in Senegal has managed hajj since liberalisation era early 2000s. Although essence of is religious, it also deeply political and requires that manages complex relations with pilgrims, religious leaders, private travel agencies, politicians Saudi authorities. argues three inter-related imperatives structure conduct Senegalese state: a security imperat...

Past research argues that religious commitments shape individuals’ prosocial sentiments, including their generosity and solidarity. But what drives the prosociality of less religious people? Three studies tested the hypothesis that, with fewer religious expectations of prosociality, less religious individuals’ levels of compassion will play a larger role in their prosocial tendencies. In Study ...