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ritual and religious practices
Also known as: religious ceremonies, religious practices, religious rituals, ritual practices
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Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org 4 facts
claimPsychedelic use in early human groups increased participation in social activities such as playing, laughing, singing, dancing, storytelling, and religious rituals.
claimThe prosocial and interpersonal effects of psychedelics likely supported 'collective effervescence' (as defined by Durkheim, 1995) and 'communitas' (as defined by Turner, 1969) during ancestral rituals, religious ceremonies, and secular celebrations, aiding in the reaffirmation of common identity and social connectedness.
referencePeoples, Duda, and Marlowe (2016) published 'Hunter-gatherers and the origins of religion' in Human Nature, examining the evolutionary origins of religious practices.
claimCharles et al. (2020) found that religious rituals increase social bonding and pain threshold, as reported in a PsyArXiv preprint.
“Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in ... surgicalneurologyint.com Jul 19, 2021 2 facts
claimIn many primitive cultures, plants containing hallucinogenic or mind-altering substances are considered sacred and are consumed in religious rituals to communicate with gods or revered ancestors, or used in healing rites.
claimIn many primitive cultures, hallucinogenic plants are considered sacred and are consumed during religious rituals to facilitate communication with gods or revered ancestors.
the consumption of psychoactive plants in ancient global and ... academia.edu 1 fact
claimPsychoactive plants containing hallucinogenic molecules that induce altered states of consciousness (H-ASC) have been used in religious rituals across many cultures throughout human history.
History and Current Status of Psychedelics and Entactogens ... - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimThe use of plant hallucinogens was integral to the religious and medicinal practices and customs of ancient cultures according to the anthropological record.
Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org 1 fact
referenceThe study 'The language of religious and secular practices: A mixed-method analysis' was published in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality in 2025 by Graziosi, M., Goldy, S., Soleiman, K., Rohde, J., and Yaden, D. B.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimReligious epistemology studies the role of knowledge and justification for religious doctrines and practices, evaluating the reliability of evidence from religious experience and holy scriptures, and questioning whether the norms of reason should apply to religious faith.
Measuring Adherence to Sustainable Healthy Diets - R Discovery discovery.researcher.life Dec 26, 2022 1 fact
claimCulturally, Sustainable Healthy Diets reflect moral values related to animal welfare, belief systems, veganism, and religious practices.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Counseling Nexus manifold.counseling.org 1 fact
claimFor some clients, spiritual and religious practices serve as meaningful coping strategies that help regulate anxiety.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 1 fact
claimThe plant species Mangifera indica, Mondia whitei, and Vitex madiensis are employed in nutrition, traditional medicine, and ritual practices.
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Sep 27, 2017 1 fact
claimThe spiritual impact of psychedelics is linked to the evolution of human cognitive and social capacities, as these substances were incorporated into religious rituals in early prehistory due to adaptive effects that enhanced human cognition and social behavior.