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Supernatural and Natural Selection

Religion and Evolutionary Success

Lyle B Steadman author Craig T Palmer author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:30th Sep '08

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Spanning many different epochs and varieties of religious experience, this book develops a new approach to religion and its role in human history. The authors look across a range of religious phenomena-from ancestor worship to totemism, shamanism, and worldwide modern religions-to offer a new explanation of the evolutionary success of religious behaviors. Their book is more empirical and verifiable than most previous books on evolution and religion because they develop an approach that removes guesswork about beliefs in the supernatural, focusing instead on the behaviors of individuals. The result is a pioneering look at how and why natural selection has favored religious behaviors throughout history.

ISBN: 9781594515651

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 498g

328 pages