Dimitris Xygalatas
Associate Professor & Director/Anthropology

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Scholarly Contributions

169 Scholarly Contributions

94
Journal Articles
30
Poster/Presentations
22
Book Chapters
13
Other Scholarly Works
6
Books
3
Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blog, Podcast, Magazine/Trade Publications
1
Conference Proceedings
Witchcraft, Envy, and Norm Enforcement in Mauritius
2025
Dimitris Xygalatas, Kirsten Lesage, Jan Horsky, Nachita Rosun, Aiyana Willard
Research Type: Journal Article

Why presidential inaugurations matter
2021
Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blog, Podcast, Magazine/Trade Publication

Why people need rituals, especially in times of~uncertainty
2020
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

Why do we perform rituals?
2015
Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Why We Need an Integrative Approach to the Study of Religion
2024
D. Xygalatas
Research Type: Book Chapter

What is the link between religion and prosociality?
2015
Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

What is ritual for? Psychological underpinnings of ritual behavior
2017
Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

What is ritual for?
2015
Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

What is Natural and Unnatural about Religion and Science
2013
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

What fuses sports fans?
2018
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

What fuses sports fans
2018
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

What cargo cult rituals reveal about human nature
2022
D Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

Trial by fire: From fire-walking to the ice-bucket challenge, ritual pain and suffering forge intense social bonds
2014
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Other Scholarly Work

Trial by fire: From fire-walking and head-slashing to the ice-bucket challenge, ritual pain and suffering forge intense social bonds
2014
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Other Scholarly Work

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2007
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Research Type: Book Chapter

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2004
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Research Type: Other Scholarly Work

The role of ritual behaviour in anxiety reduction: an investigation of Marathi religious practices in Mauritius
2020
Martin Lang, Dimitrios Xygalatas, Jan Kr'atk`y
Research Type: Journal Article

The resource model and the principle of predictive coding: A framework for analyzing proximate effects of ritual
2013
Kristoffer L Nielbo, Uffe Schjoedt, Jesper Sorensen, Joseph Bulbulia, Panagiotis Mitkidis, Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies
2022
Emma Cohen, Carla Handley, Ara Norenzayan, Martin Lang, Caitlyn Placek, Alexander Bolyanatz, Joseph Henrich, Eva Kundtová Klocová, Jonathan Weigel, Quentin Atkinson, Aiyana Willard, Sarah Mathew, Coren Apicella, Dimitris Xygalatas, Carolyn Lesorogol, Sarah McNamara, Cristina Moya, Tom Vardy, Benjamin Purzycki, Montserrat Soler
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006292
The psychology of rituals: An integrative review and process-based framework
2017
Nicholas Hobson, Juliana Schroeder, Michael Inzlicht, Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article