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Religion Explained The Human Instincts that Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors

Paperback • 2002 • English

Religion Explained The Human Instincts that Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors

By Pascal Boyer

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About the book

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?

Comparative religion
Interfaith relations
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9780099282761

Publisher

Vintage

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Religion Explained The Human Instincts that Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors

Format

Paperback

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