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Supernatural and Natural Selection
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Religion and Evolutionary Success
Besorgungstitel - wird vorgemerkt | Lieferzeit: Besorgungstitel - Lieferbar innerhalb von 10 Werktagen I
Artikel-Nr:
9781594515668
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.02.2010
Seiten:
328
Autor:
Lyle B Steadman
Gewicht:
386 g
Format:
231x155x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Lyle B. Steadman, Craig T. Palmer
Develops a fresh approach to religion and its role in human history. This work looks across a range of religious phenomena - from ancestor worship to totemism, shamanism, and worldwide modern religions - to offer an explanation of the evolutionary success of religious behaviors.
Chapter 1 Religion: What Needs to Be Explained?; Chapter 2 Previous Explanations of Religion; Chapter 3 Changing the Question; Chapter 4 In the Beginning: Ancestor Worship; Chapter 5 Totemism; Chapter 6 Myth; Chapter 7 Shamans; Chapter 8 Magic; Chapter 9 Divination; Chapter 10 Sacrifice: Voluntary Suffering; Chapter 11 The Killing of Witches; Chapter 12 Prophets and Modern Religions; Chapter 13 Conclusion;