In gods we trust : the evolutionary landscape of religion /

Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution, just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation of certain existential and moral elements in the human condition.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Atran, Scott, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Colección:Evolution and cognition.
Temas:
Genetic psychology.
Psychology, Religious.
Psychologie génétique.
Psychologie religieuse.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Genetic psychology
Psychology, Religious
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: An evolutionary riddle
  • pt. 1: Evolutionary sources. The mindless agent: Evolutionary adaptations and by-products. God's creation: Evolutionary origins of the supernatural
  • pt. 2: Absurd commitments. Counterintuitive worlds: The mostly mundane nature of religious belief. The sense of sacrifice: Culture, communication, and commitment
  • pt. 3: Ritual passions. Ritual and revelation: The emotional mind. Waves of passion: The neuropsychology of religion
  • pt. 4: Mindblind theories. Culture without mind: Sociobiology and group selection. The trouble with memes: inference versus imitation in cultural creation. Conclusion: Why religion seems here to stay.

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