Stanford, Mark
Senior Research Fellow
Ph.D. (LSE), M.Sc. (LSE), M.Phil. (Oxford), B.A. (Oxford)
I am a cognitive anthropologist who has conducted ethnographic, psychometric and experimental fieldwork in mainland China, Taiwan and Burma. My current work focuses on the structure of religiosity and religious systems across Southeast Asia, and how these relate to moral psychology and cooperation.
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| EMAIL: | mark.stanford@nus.edu.sg |
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Research Interests:
- Cognitive science of religion
- Moral psychology
- Cultural evolution
Recent/Representative Publications:
Stanford (2025). Great and Little Traditions. The Seshat History of Moralizing Religion, Vol 1. Beresta Books.
Stanford, M. & Whitehouse, H (2021). Why do great and little traditions coexist in the world's doctrinal religions? Religion, Brain and Behavior, 11(3), 312-334.
Stanford, M. & Jong, J. (2019). Beyond Buddhism and Animism: A psychometric test of the structure of Burmese Theravada Buddhism. PLOS One, 14:12.