Christopher Kavanagh
Researcher, University of Oxford/University of Hokkaido
Christopher Kavanagh is a post-doctoral researcher in cognitive anthropology at the University of Oxford, currently based in Japan. His research interests include East Asian religions, ritual behaviour, and the bonding effects of shared dysphoria.
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Social psychology
People are intensely loyal to groups that abuse newcomers. Why?
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Religion
Religion without belief
Most Japanese reject religious belief while embracing multiple forms of ritual practice. Are they religious or secular?
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Anthropology
Did Easter Island culture collapse? The answer is not simple
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