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
Extreme rituals
2022
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Book Chapter

Ritual exegesis among Mauritian Hindus
2022
Dimitris Xygalatas, Peter Maňo
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0048721X.2022.2042418
Cigarettes for the dead: effects of sorcery beliefs on parochial prosociality in Mauritius
2022
R. Kundt, M. Lang, D. Xygalatas, E. Kundtová Klocová, P. Maňo
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006286
The Real Magic of Rituals
2022
Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

What cargo cult rituals reveal about human nature
2022
D 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
Outgroup threat and the emergence of cohesive groups: A cross-cultural examination
2022
Natalia Craciun Boccardi, Dimitris Xygalatas, Eddie Tong, Paul Reddish, Jamin Halberstadt, Martin Lang, Chris Jackson, Masaki Yuki, Maria Yamamoto, Christopher Kavanagh, Harvey Whitehouse, Angel Gomez, Alexandra Vázquez, Mercedes Martínez
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13684302211016961
The moralization bias of gods’ minds: a cross-cultural test
2022
Caitlyn Placek, Cristina Moya, Jonathan Weigel, Dimitris Xygalatas, Montserrat Soler, Carla Handley, Joseph Henrich, Ara Norenzayan, Emma Cohen, Martin Lang, Coren Apicella, Carolyn Lesorogol, Benjamin Purzycki, Sarah Mathew, Eva Klocová, Rita McNamara, Aiyana Willard, Alexander Bolyanatz, Tom Vardy, Quentin Atkinson, Cody Ross
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006291
The Einstein effect provides global evidence for scientific source credibility effects and the influence of religiosity
2022
Robin Wuyts, Michiel van Elk, Christopher Kavanagh, Renatas Berniūnas, Filip Uzarevic, Will Gervais, Jonathan Ramsay, Dimitris Xygalatas, Kristin Hagel, Claudio Gentili, Theiss Bendixen, Joseph Bulbulia, Hugh Turpin, Bastiaan Rutjens, Neil Levy, André Rabelo, Sacha Altay, Suzanne Hoogeveen, Julia Haaf, Arik Cheshin, Ryan McKay, Raluca Georgescu, Alejandra Neely, Robert Ross, Lin Qiu
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01273-8
Effects of predictable behavioral patterns on anxiety dynamics
2022
Dimitris Xygalatas, Martin Lang, Jan Krátký
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23885-4
Rituals as signals of mate quality
2022
Radek Kundt, Dimitris Xygalatas, Eva Kundtová-Klocová, Peter Maňo
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100048
Being in a crowd bonds people via physiological synchrony
2022
H. Whitehouse, V. Profeta, G. Baranowski-Pinto, M. Newson, D. Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04548-2
Ritual Form and Ritual Choice among Mauritian Hindus
2022
Dimitris Xygalatas, Peter Maňo
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.61577/SN.2022.2.18
Material insecurity predicts greater commitment to moralistic and less commitment to local deities: a cross-cultural investigation
2022
Adam Baimel, Alex Bolyanatz, Jonathan Weigel, Coren Apicella, Monserrat Soler, Martin Lang, Quentin Atkinson, Carla Handley, Joseph Henrich, Emma Cohen, Ara Norenzayan, Cristina Moya, Sarah Mathew, Eva Kundtová Klocová, Carolyn Lesogorol, Rita McNamara, Dimitris Xygalatas, Caitlyn Placek, Aiyana Willard, Thomas Vardy, Benjamin Purzycki
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006287
Evil Eyes and Baking Pies: Aspects of Greek Divination
2021
Dimitrios Xygalatas
Research Type: Book Chapter

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

Social inequality and signaling in a costly ritual
2021
Vladimír Bahna, Eva Klocová, Dimitris Xygalatas, Martin Lang, Radek Kundt, John Shaver, Peter Maňo
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.05.006
Ritualization increases the perceived efficacy of instrumental actions
2021
Gabriela Pinto, Peter Maňo, Dimitris Xygalatas
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104823
Go WILD, Not WEIRD
2021
H. Whitehouse, M. Newson, Dimitrios Xygalatas, M. Buhrmester
Research Type: Journal Article

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