The article analyses public confession of sins according to Tertullian (160-225
CE) as an emotionally and socially costly signal of commitment to a religious
group, early 3rd century Christianity in Carthage. What
group dynamic functions did the ritual have and why did people accept
undergoing the shame of public confession of sins?
fredag 16 mars 2018
Article: 'Enduring Shame as Costly Signalling: The Case of Public Confession of Sin According to Tertullian'
Rikard Roitto's article 'Enduring Shame as Costly
Signalling: The Case of Public Confession of Sin According to Tertullian' has been accepted for publication in Journal of Cognitive Historiography.
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Article: 'Enduring Shame as Costly Signalling: The Case of Public Confession of Sin According to Tertullian'
Rikard Roitto's article 'Enduring Shame as Costly Signalling: The Case of Public Confession of Sin According to Tertullian' has ...
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Rikard Roitto's article 'Enduring Shame as Costly Signalling: The Case of Public Confession of Sin According to Tertullian' has ...
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