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How religion works : towards a new cognitive science of religion /

Modern findings in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology provide insights to the processes which make religious beliefs and behaviours efficient attractors in and across cultural settings. This text discusses how certain kinds of counter-intuitive ideas are selected for religious use.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pyysiäinen, Ilkka
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Modern findings in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology provide insights to the processes which make religious beliefs and behaviours efficient attractors in and across cultural settings. This text discusses how certain kinds of counter-intuitive ideas are selected for religious use.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 272 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-266) and indexes.
ISBN:1423714423
9781423714422
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