Fu, Y. and Viera, G. orcid.org/0000-0002-3183-2294 (2023) Drinking and feasting are perceived as facilitating cooperation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46. e305. ISSN: 0140-525X
Abstract
We argue that the occurrence of puritanical norms cannot simply be explained by appealing to the need for cooperation. Anthropological and archaeological studies suggest that across history and cultures’ self-indulgent behaviours, such as excessive drinking, eating, and feasting, have been used to enhance cooperation by enforcing social and group identities.
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Except as otherwise noted, this author-accepted version of a journal article published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences is made available via the University of Sheffield Research Publications and Copyright Policy under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; Biological Psychology; Cognitive and Computational Psychology; Neurosciences; Psychology |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2026 11:59 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2026 11:59 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1017/s0140525x23000407 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:238002 |

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