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The Potosí Principle: Religious Prosociality Fosters Self-Organization of Larger Communities under Extreme Natural and Economic Conditions

The Potosí Principle: Religious Prosociality Fosters Self-Organization of Larger Communities under Extreme Natural and Economic Conditions

by , , | Jul 25, 2016 | Research Paper

We show how in colonial Potosí (present-day Bolivia) social and political stability was achieved through the self-organization of society through the repetition of religious rituals. Our analysis shows that the population of Potosí develops over time a series of...
The Neo-Baroque, a Cultural Solution

The Neo-Baroque, a Cultural Solution

by | Jul 25, 2016 | Book Chapter

What Neo-Baroque artists propose in exhibitions like Barroco Nova are different forms to walk those pathways, new ways to establish connections, various hints at the hidden patterns inside information networks. Triggering the imagination of the spectator to envision...