Radical Anthropology<p>Also seriously exciting is this new paper from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@zhgarfield" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zhgarfield</span></a></span> with Sheina Lew-Levy on leadership and transmission of 'opaque culture' (read <a href="https://c.im/tags/ritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ritual</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/secret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secret</span></a> knowledge) in 23 'egalitarian' hunter-gatherer groups </p><p>This is the major type of teaching that matters with <a href="https://c.im/tags/huntergatherers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>huntergatherers</span></a>. I will take a good look at whether these are truly GENDER egalitarian groups. That is basically determined by women's ritual secret knowledge and performance of ritual action. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/initiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>initiation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58764-9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-025</span><span class="invisible">-58764-9</span></a></p>