Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods: Early Humans and the Origins of Religion
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Brain, Home of the Gods -- Part 1. The Making of the Gods -- 1. Homo habilis: A Smarter Self -- 2. Homo erectus: An Aware Self -- 3. Archaic Homo sapiens (Neandertals): An Empathic Self -- 4. Early Homo sapiens: An Introsp...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Torrey, E. Fuller: Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods : Early Humans and the Origins of Religion. - New York : Columbia University Press,c2017. - 9780231183369 |
| Summary: | Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Brain, Home of the Gods -- Part 1. The Making of the Gods -- 1. Homo habilis: A Smarter Self -- 2. Homo erectus: An Aware Self -- 3. Archaic Homo sapiens (Neandertals): An Empathic Self -- 4. Early Homo sapiens: An Introspective Self -- 5. Modern Homo sapiens: A Temporal Self -- Part 2. The Emergence of the Gods -- 6. Ancestors and Agriculture: A Spiritual Self -- 7. Governments and Gods: A Theistic Self -- 8. Other Theories of the Origins Of Gods -- Appendix A: The Evolution of the Brain -- Appendix B: Dreams as Proof of the Existence of a Spirit World and Land of the Dead -- Notes -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0231544863 |