In gods we trust: the evolutionary landscape of religion/

Main Author: Atran, Scott, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002
Series:Evolution and cognition
Subjects:
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245 1 0 |a In gods we trust:   |b the evolutionary landscape of religion/  |c Scott Atran 
260 |a Oxford ;  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 2002  |a New York: 
300 |a xvi, 348 p., [24] p. of plates :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm 
490 0 |a Evolution and cognition 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-336) and index 
505 0 |a Introduction: An evolutionary riddle--Pt. 1: Evolutionary sources. The mindless agent: Evolutionary adaptations and by-products. God's creation: Evolutionary origins of the supernatural--Pt. 2: Absurd commitments. Counterintuitive worlds: The mostly mundane nature of religious belief. The sense of sacrifice: Culture, communication, and commitment--Pt. 3: Ritual passions. Ritual and revelation: The emotional mind. Waves of passion: The neuropsychology of religion--Pt.4: Mindblind theories. Culture without mind: Sociobiology and group selection. The trouble with memes: inference versus imitation in cultural creation. Conclusion: Why religion seems here to stay. 
650 0 |a Psychology, Religious 
650 0 |a Genetic psychology 
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