The Production of American Religious Freedom. By Finbarr Curtis. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2016. x + 208 pp. $89.00 Cloth, $28.00 Paper

Murphy, Andrew R.

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“…Flower girls and ring bearers precede the bride in processions to portend fertility (Russell-Revesz, 2002; Spangenberg, 2001) and represent the desired daughter and son (Chesser, 1980). In Greece, young children (oftentimes, boys) are placed on the marital bed (Mordecai, 1999; Murphy, 1978), while in China children are encouraged to jump on the marital bed to encourage fertility (Spangenberg, 2001). Kukharenko (2008) explains how boys are valued more and so are emphasized in the wedding.…”

Section: Fertility Symbolism During the Weddingmentioning

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“…In Germany, it is the mother of the bride who throws peas or rice over her daughter to ensure she has grandchildren, while in Korea it is the groom’s mother who throws dates and chestnuts on the bride (Mordecai, 1999), and in North Cephalonia, the groom’s mother brings a mixture of rice and almonds, which the bride must throw 3 times over her own head to ensure she has children. In Greece, children, almonds, and rice are thrown on the marital bed (Murphy, 1978). In Switzerland, Italy, Argentina, and other European countries, it is the responsibility of the wedding guests to throw rice on the couple (Mordecai, 1999).…”

Section: Grains and Seedsmentioning

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“…In Ancient Rome, newlyweds were presented a wheat cake dedicated to Jupiter for fertility (Chesser, 1980). In Greece, the wedding couple’s faces would be smeared with bread dough (Murphy, 1978). In Native American societies, the wedding gifts may be baskets of corn (Spangenberg, 2001).…”

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“…The wedding cake has become a common item in weddings all over the world and itself is a symbol of fertility (Murphy, 1978). Festive bread was undoubtedly the first forerunner of the wedding cake.…”

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“…In Armenia, wedding festivities incorporate jumping over a fire 3 times (Mordecai, 1999). In Russia, the couple’s car has a baby doll tied to the front to symbolize future children (Murphy, 1978). Turkish weddings have the groom’s left hand placed over the bride’s left hand, and these two hands are bound together with red strips of cloth to ward-off evil spirits and to escalate fertility.…”

Section: Other Symbols Of Fertilitymentioning

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The Wedding as a Reproductive Ritual

Burch

2019

Review of General Psychology

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Research on patterns of marriage has determined that marriages serve as a reproductive contract between men and women. Marriage usually lasts for periods of time sufficient to raise a child until he or she can care for himself or herself. Patterns of marriage and divorce also embody features showing that the sexes act in their own reproductive best interests, for example, men initiating divorce later in life to find younger, more fertile partners. With this in mind, this article investigates the rituals, symbols, and ceremonies associated with marriages across several cultures to compile evolutionarily salient events and symbolism. In many cultures, the wedding ceremony contains not only rituals of reproduction and fertility important to both sexes but also displays of wealth and resources on the part of the groom, which is of particular evolutionary interest to females, and symbols of chastity on the part of the bride, which is of particular evolutionary interest to males. Essentially, the wedding is not only a pair-bonding codification but also a display of male and female reproductive goals and strategies.

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2019

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Trauma and Turnout: The Political Consequences of Traumatic Events

Marsh

2022

Am Polit Sci Rev

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How do traumatic experiences shape individuals’ political behavior? Political scientists have investigated the behavioral changes caused by natural disasters and terrorist attacks, but no work to date has investigated the political consequences of such events using the framework of psychological trauma. In this study, I develop a theory of posttraumatic political response that explains how traumatic events influence voter turnout. To test this theory, I identify the effects of three different types of traumatic events: Black church arson attacks, mass shootings, and natural disasters. I find that a traumatic event decreases turnout in the next presidential election by 0.5–3.7 percentage points, but Black social identity conditions this effect—church arsons and Hurricane Katrina mobilize Black voters. Finally, I find that closer temporal proximity to an election increases the likelihood of a mobilizing effect.

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The Production of American Religious Freedom. By Finbarr Curtis. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2016. x + 208 pp. $89.00 Cloth, $28.00 Paper

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