Modeling Cultural Transmission of Rituals in Silico: The Advantages and Pitfalls of Agent-Based vs. System Dynamics Models

This article introduces an agent-based and a system-dynamics model investigating the cultural transmission of frequent collective rituals. It focuses on social function and cognitive attraction as independently affecting transmission. The models focus on the historical context of early Christian mea...

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Authors: Kaše, Vojtech (Author) ; Pospíšil, Zdenek (Author) ; Hampejs, Tomáš (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 483-507
Further subjects:B agent-based model
B system dynamics model
B Cultural Transmission
B Ritual
B cognitive attraction
B social function
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