Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index. Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-297) and index.
Contents:
The nature of religion -- The moral instinct -- The evolution of religious behavior -- Music, dance and trance -- Ancestral religion -- The transformation -- The tree of religion -- Morality, trust and trade -- The ecology of religion -- Religion and warfare -- Religion and nation -- The future of religion. The nature of religion -- The moral instinct -- The evolution of religious behavior -- Music, dance and trance -- Ancestral religion -- The transformation -- The tree of religion -- Morality, trust and trade -- The ecology of religion -- Religion and warfare -- Religion and nation -- The future of religion.
Summary:
Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior. Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior.
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