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Dr Jonathan A. Lanman

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Jonathan Lanman

Dr Jonathan A. Lanman

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Dr. Lanman's research addresses two areas in the scientific study of religion.

1) Atheism & Secularisation: His work on atheism and secularization aims to provide an account of why some individuals become theists and others become non-theists, why some nations have much higher proportions of non-theists than others, and why some non-theists engage in anti-religious social action.

2) Religious Identity, Ritual, and Self-Sacrifice: His work on religion and self-sacrifice aims to provide an account of the relative contributions of belief, ritual, values, and identity in explaining individual willingness to die for a religious group.

For further detail of Dr. Lanman's research, see: 

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  • j.lanman@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 1173

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Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cognitive Anthropology of Religion & Ritual
  • Cognitive Anthropology of Atheism

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PhD Title A Cognitive Anthropological Examination of the Relationship between Catholic Scandals and Irish Secularisation
Country Ireland
   
PhD Title  Coalition, Content, or Both? Identity Fusion and Afterlife Beliefs as Motivators for Self-Sacrifice
Country  United States of America
   
PhD Title  "Vodou economics": Contagious and reciprocal exchanges in New Orleans Vodou
Country  United Kingdom

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