Religion explained: the evolutionary origins of religious thought
Pascal Boyer
Religion explained: the evolutionary origins of religious thought
Author
Pascal BoyerPublisher
Basic BooksEdition 1
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Title and Author
Religion explained: the evolutionary origins of religious thought / Pascal BoyerPublication Details
نیویورک : Basic Books، 2001مPhysical Description
vii, 375 p.: ill.; 25 cm.Subject
ReligionLanguage
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 343-753( and index.
Contents
What is the origin? -- What supernatural concepts are like -- The kind of mind it takes -- Why gods and spirits? -- Why do gods and spirits matter? -- Why is religion about death? -- Why rituals? -- Why doctrines, exclusion and violence? -- Why belief?