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Religion explained : the evolutionary origins of religious thought / Pascal Boyer

By:

Boyer, Pascal

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books , 2001.Description: 375 pISBN:

9780465006960

Subject(s):

Religion

DDC classification:

200 BOY

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?

Abstract: Drawing on theories and research in evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology, Boyer (collective memory and individual memory, Washington U., St. Louis, Missouri) claims to have final answers to such questions as why religion matters so much in people's lives, why there are several religions instead of just one, why there are churches and religious institutions, and why religion persists in an age of rational thought. c. Book News Inc.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	200 BOY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		026707

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drawing on theories and research in evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology, Boyer (collective memory and individual memory, Washington U., St. Louis, Missouri) claims to have final answers to such questions as why religion matters so much in people's lives, why there are several religions instead of just one, why there are churches and religious institutions, and why religion persists in an age of rational thought. c. Book News Inc.

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