Sects substituted for kinship networks as credit foundations

Evidence

Cornwell (2007) notes that “sects offered an alternative to relying on a personal network made up mainly of kinship and friendship ties as a foundation for credit and investment” (276). — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 628

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors the trust/social-capital literature where groups beyond kin backbone credit — e.g. Milgrom’s law merchant, religious clubs. — connects to: Fictive kinship terminology activates altruistic norms toward co-religionists — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 385; Trust-based obligations function as exchangeable credit within social relationships.; Trustworthiness beyond the family requires networks that extend past kin — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 474
• CANDY: A compact counterintuitive fact: deviant religious groups built trustworthy credit where family ties fell short.

Broader Connections

• Trustworthiness beyond the family requires networks that extend past kin #corroborates (0.80) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 474
• Trust-based obligations function as exchangeable credit within social relationships. #complicates (0.75)
• Fictive kinship terminology activates altruistic norms toward co-religionists #expands (0.72) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 385