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Supernatural and Natural Selection

Religion and Evolutionary Success

Gebonden Engels 2008 1e druk 9781594515651
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Spanning many different epochs and varieties of religious experience, this book develops a new approach to religion and its role in human history. The authors look across a range of religious phenomena-from ancestor worship to totemism, shamanism, and worldwide modern religions-to offer a new explanation of the evolutionary success of religious behaviors. Their book is more empirical and verifiable than most previous books on evolution and religion because they develop an approach that removes guesswork about beliefs in the supernatural, focusing instead on the behaviors of individuals. The result is a pioneering look at how and why natural selection has favored religious behaviors throughout history.

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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;

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