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Religion explained : the evolutionary origins of religious thought / Pascal Boyer.
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TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c2001.Description: vii, 375 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0465006957
- 9780465006953
- 200 21
- BL48 .B6438 2001
- 11.01
Contents:
What is the origin? -- What supernatural concepts are like -- The kind of mind it takes -- Why gods and spirits? -- Why do gods and spirits matter? -- Why is religion about death? -- Why rituals? -- Why doctrines, exclusion and violence? -- Why belief?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-357) and index.
What is the origin? -- What supernatural concepts are like -- The kind of mind it takes -- Why gods and spirits? -- Why do gods and spirits matter? -- Why is religion about death? -- Why rituals? -- Why doctrines, exclusion and violence? -- Why belief?
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