Foreshadowing Mars: Religiosity and pre-Enlightenment warfare

• In Event: Innovation in Data in the Study of Religion and Politics

Brief Overview

We first introduce 2 annual religiosity measures for several pre-Enlightenment European states. Next, we explore the relationship between religiosity and war onset, studying dyad-year-level data. Finally, we explore mechanisms.

Authors

• Luke Barber, The University of Western Australia

• Michael Jetter, The University of Western Australia

• Tim Krieger, University of Freiburg