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Religion explained the evolutionary origins of religious thought

Title
Religion explained [electronic resource] : the evolutionary origins of religious thought / Pascal Boyer.
Author
Boyer, Pascal
Publication
New York : Basic Books, c2001.

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Additional Authors
American Council of Learned Societies
Found In
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org
Description
vii, 375 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Uniform Title
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subject
  • Religion
  • Knowledge, Theory of
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-357) and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic text and image data.
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?
OCLC
(dli)HEB30744
Author
Boyer, Pascal.
Title
Religion explained [electronic resource] : the evolutionary origins of religious thought / Pascal Boyer.
Imprint
New York : Basic Books, c2001.
Series
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-357) and index.
Reproduction
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
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Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
American Council of Learned Societies.
Found In:
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
Other Form:
Original 9780465006953 9780465006960 0465006957 0465006965 (DLC) 00054661
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