Dr. Cigán was succesful in grant competition for book "Remembering and Displaying: Cognitive Science of Religious Conversion"

17 May 2018

We announce with joy, that dr. Jakub Cigán was successful in grant application with a monography project about religious conversion. (wokring title "Remembering and Displaying: Cognitive Science of Religious Conversion").

31 Mar

Medieval anti-heretical hate speech: Funded Ph.D. opportunity

DISSINET is offering support to M.A. graduates applying for fully funded Ph.D. studies focusing on medieval anti-heretical hate speech using digital and quantitative methods. Send us a preliminary research proposal by 15 April 2025.
31 Mar

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17 Feb

Witchcraft, Envy, and Norm Enforcement in Mauritius

In a new study published in Human Nature, LEVYNA was part of a team lead by A.K. Willard, studying how witchcraft beliefs affect social norms and behaviors. Specifically, researchers investigated whether witchcraft is regarded to be motivated by envy and how this notion influences community interactions. The findings show that, while witchcraft accusations were common, they were mostly directed at persons suspected of acting out of envy.
17 Feb

Did ancient sources overestimate the mortality of the Antonine Plague?

In a new article, Anestis Karasaridis and Aleš Chalupa used epidemiological SIR/SEIR models to simulate different pathogen scenarios and found that the death toll might not have been as high as ancient sources suggest.

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Dr. Cigán was succesful in grant competition for book "Remembering and Displaying: Cognitive Science of Religious Conversion"

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