mechanisms of, 262
nonreligious people's participation in,
261
and obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD), 238–239, 240
religious vs. nonreligious, 256
ritualslametan,268–269
ritual transformations, 87
as snares for thought, 263
and social relations, 246, 248, 257,
2560–262
standardized, 273
as transcendent, 257
uses for, 234– 235
See also Initiation; Marriage;under
Explanations
Rochat, Philippe, 109
Roswell incident, 166
Rozin, Paul, 119– 120
Rules, 27, 45, 54, 125, 171, 174, 207,
231, 283
vs. moral principles, 178–179
obsessive, 238–239, 240
precautionary, 236
Ruskin, John, 212–213
Sacred objects, 57
Sacrifices, 91, 138, 139, 155–156, 160,
198, 206, 229–230, 231, 241–243,
256, 259, 251, 263, 282, 285
self-sacrifice, 181, 183
Saints, 172
Saler, Benson, 165–166
Salvation, 8, 19, 21, 207, 227, 280, 281
Sangkan Paran sect, 268
Scenarios, 10–11.See also Emotive
scenarios; Social scenarios
Science, 320–322, 331. See also
Explanations, scientific
Secrecy, 244, 245, 246
Sects, 276
Sense of urgency, 235, 236–237,
240–241
Severi, Carlo, 13, 226
Sexuality, 118–119, 123, 124, 152, 154,
248, 254
Shadows, 140, 217, 218, 227
S h a m a n s , 1, 13–14, 37, 76, 91, 146, 226,
232, 233, 253, 271, 272, 277 [373]
ritual induction of new shaman, 230,
256, 258, 259
Sharing, 183, 188, 242–243
Shiva, 170, 171
Shrines, 229, 231
Siberia, 7
Sidanius, Jim, 290
Siegal, Michael, 179
Simulations, 105, 129
Skeptics, 169, 299, 300
S o c i a l e f f e c t s , 90, 91, 235–236, 248, 254,
255, 257, 260–262
Social exchange, 124–125, 183, 184, 185,
198, 199–200, 201, 243, 247, 248,
251, 312–313, 314, 325. See also
Interacting with others
Social institutions, 25, 26, 28, 250
Social intelligence, 122–123. See also
Social mind
Social mind, 25, 27, 28, 50, 151–152,
154, 190, 242, 250, 251, 269, 311,
329
and imaginary companions, 149–150
inference systems of, 122–128, 156,
189, 202
Social order/cohesion, 5, 23, 24, 26, 28,
241, 267. See also Groups,
cohesiveness of
Social scenarios, 23– 27INDEX