The Hadza have cosmology without institutional religious structure

Evidence

I think one can say that the Hadza do have a religion, certainly a cosmology anyway, but it bears little resemblance to what most of us in complex societies (with Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, etc.) think of as religion. There are no churches, preachers, leaders, or religious guardians, no idols or images of gods, no regular organized meetings, no religious morality, no belief in an afterlife—theirs is nothing like the major religions. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 397

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• DEFINE: Defines ‘religion’ by institutional markers and shows the Hadza lack key ones — anchors what counts as religion before analyzing how Big Gods operate.

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• Forager religion lacks moral teaching, clergy, and afterlife beliefs (similarity 0.89)
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• Elaborate rituals and monuments co-emerge with larger complex societies (similarity 0.78)