Big Gods, historical explanation, and the value of integrating the history of religion into the broader academy
This article discusses critiques raised by historians of religion concerning Ara Norenzayan's Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013), offering some defense of Norenzayan's position, but also discussing in detail the more su...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2015]
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Religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 585-602 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Norenzayan, Ara 1970-, Big gods
/ Discussion
/ Religion
/ Rise of
/ Science of Religion
/ Cognitive psychology
/ Interdisciplinarity
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RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AE Psychology of religion |
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