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God Damn: The Economics Of Malediction

Peter Leeson | Peter Leeson | 18 July 2011

20100523 - Cursed - voodoo dolls - IMG_0107 by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL) Academic paper, a touch tongue-in-cheek, on superstition among rational actors. Without functioning government, medieval clerics used religious curses to protect their property. Apparently, it worked pretty well. But why? (PDF) Read full article

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