Socio‐economic Factors Involved in Participation in Extreme Rituals
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | We examined socioeconomic factors involved in participation in a painful ritual ordeal involving bodily mutilation and other hardships among Mauritian Tamil Hindus. We found differential effects of social and economic factors on the type of participation: low social status predicts more painful practices, while material wealth predicts more extravagant (but not more effortful) displays. |
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