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

  • Boyer, Pascal
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[2001], ©2001
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New York : Basic Books, [2001], ©2001.

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vii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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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?

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-357) and index.

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Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.

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