A New Science of Religion

Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Diff...

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Main Author: Dawes, Greg (Author)
Contributors: Maclaurin, James (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:A New Science of Religion (2013) (Hill, Jonathan P.)
Series/Journal:Routledge Studies in Religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Science of Religion
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Religion
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: A New Science of Religion:

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