Аннотация
The scholarly investigation of tradition, traditional beliefs and practices has traditionally been the domain of historians, anthropologists, sociologists of religion and philosophers of religion.In recent years, however, political scientists and economists have started paying increasing attention to the political and economic consequences of traditional beliefs and practices.With the exception of Baris and Pelizzo (2023), who attempted to explain the persistence, the diffusion and, possibly, the growing popularity of traditional beliefs, the studies produced in the line of inquiry have attempted to explore the political consequences of traditional beliefs.