
Religion Explained
The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought
Pascal Boyer(Author)
Basic Books (Publisher)
Published on 2. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-465-00696-0 (ISBN)
Description
Many of our questions about religion, says renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, are no longer mysteries. We are beginning to know how to answer questions such as "Why do people have religion?" Using findings from anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and evolutionary biology, Religion Explained shows how this aspect of human consciousness is increasingly admissible to coherent, naturalistic explanation. This brilliant and controversial book gives readers the first scientific explanation for what religious feeling is really about, what it consists of, and where it comes from.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-00696-0 (9780465006960)
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03/2007
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Person
Pascal Boyer is Luce Professor of Collective and Individual Memory at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.