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Religion Explained
Pascal Boyer
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Description for Religion Explained
Paperback. Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? This work shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are providing precise answers to these general questions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions, and providing, for the first time, real answers to the question: Why do we believe?
Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions, and providing, for the first time, real answers to the question: Why do we believe?
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099282761
SKU
V9780099282761
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About Pascal Boyer
Formerly at Princeton, King's College, Cambridge and the University of Lyon, Pascal Boyer is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, USA and a Guggenheim Fellow.
Reviews for Religion Explained
A deep, ingenious, and insightful analysis of one of the deepest mysteries of the human species
Steven Pinker An excellent book in the spirit of the French Enlightenment, broadly learned and with modern behavioural science added. It deserves to be widely read
E.O. Wilson
This is a bold far-reaching book. His explanation of religion is lucid, entertaining, ... Read more
Steven Pinker An excellent book in the spirit of the French Enlightenment, broadly learned and with modern behavioural science added. It deserves to be widely read
E.O. Wilson
This is a bold far-reaching book. His explanation of religion is lucid, entertaining, ... Read more