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The origins of religion in the Paleolithic /

Gregory J. Wightman explores the significance of goal-directed action and the rise of material culture in this intricate, evidence-based examination of religion's earliest origins.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wightman, G. J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The embodied brain : neuropsychology and religious ritual. Mirroring and empathy
  • Acting in concert
  • The malleable brain
  • Ritualizing sound and movement
  • Projecting the self
  • External agents
  • Language, ritual, and religion
  • Dynamic fields of consciousness
  • Private and corporate ritual
  • The embedded body : from routines to rituals through material engagements. First stirrings
  • Negotiating land
  • Tools, minds, and rituals
  • Making a mark
  • Death and beyond
  • African sapients, 200-50 kya
  • The emergence of religious ritual.