The Biological Evolution of Religious Mind and Behavior (2009) (The Frontiers Collection)
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- Synopsis
- In a Darwinian world, religious behavior - just like other behaviors - is likely to have undergone a process of natural selection in which it was rewarded in the evolutionary currency of reproductive success. This book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait, i.e. an adaptive answer to the conditions of living and surviving that prevailed among our prehistoric ancestors. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Their contributions examine the relevant physiological, emotional, cognitive and social processes. The resulting understanding of the functional interplay of these processes gives valuable insights into the biological roots and benefits of religion.
- Copyright:
- 2009
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783642001284
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783642001277
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Date of Addition:
- 09/26/19
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Philosophy
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Eckart Voland
- Edited by:
- Wulf Schiefenhövel
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