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In gods we trust : the evolutionary landscape of religion /

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Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution, just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation of certain existential and moral elements in the human condition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atran, Scott, 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Evolution and cognition.
Subjects:
Genetic psychology.
Psychology, Religious.
Psychologie génétique.
Psychologie religieuse.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Genetic psychology
Psychology, Religious
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution, just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation of certain existential and moral elements in the human condition.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 348 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199850112
0199850119
9780198034056
0198034059
9786610845118
6610845115