Religion in human evolution : from the Paleolithic to the Axial Age /

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Examines the history of religion from early ancestors by using biology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology, and follows the expansion of religion.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bellah, Robert N. (Robert Neelly), 1927-2013 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Religion.
Human evolution > Religious aspects.
Religion, Prehistoric.
Theological anthropology.
Ethnology > Religious aspects.
Religions.
Religion
Êtres humains > Évolution > Aspect religieux.
Religion préhistorique.
Anthropologie théologique.
Ethnologie > Aspect religieux.
religion (discipline)
RELIGION > Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Evolution > religiösa aspekter.
Religionshistoria.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Religion and reality
  • Religion and evolution
  • Tribal religion : the production of meaning
  • From tribal to archaic religion : meaning and power
  • Archaic religion : God and king
  • The Axial Age I : introduction and ancient Israel
  • The Axial Age II : ancient Greece
  • The Axial Age III : China in the late first millennium BCE
  • The Axial Age IV : ancient India
  • Conclusion.

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