God is great – but not necessary?: on Ara Norenzayan, Big Gods (2013)
Norenzayan provides ample evidence to support the claim that beliefs about moralizing Big Gods correlate with prosocial behavior. Atheists, for their part, are the most mistrusted minority wherever there is a widespread belief in moralizing gods. Projecting these patterns of thought and behavior on...
Subtitles: | Review Symposium on Ara Norenzayan: "Big Gods: how religion transformed cooperation and conflict" (2013) |
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2014]
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Religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 638-644 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Norenzayan, Ara 1970-, Big gods
/ Cultural evolution
/ Moral act
/ Religion
/ Atheism
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions BG World religions |
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