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Religion explained: the evolutionary origins of religious thought

Pascal Boyer
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  • Contents

  • Reviews

  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments (page vii)
  • [1] WHAT IS THE ORIGIN? (page 1)
  • [2] WHAT SUPERNATURAL CONCEPTS ARE LIKE (page 51)
  • [3] THE KIND OF MIND IT TAKES (page 93)
  • [4] WHY GODS AND SPIRITS? (page 137)
  • [5] WHY DO GODS AND SPIRITS MATTER? (page 169)
  • [6] WHY IS RELIGION ABOUT DEATH? (page 203)
  • [7] WHY RITUALS? (page 229)
  • [8] WHY DOCTRINES, EXCLUSIONS AND VIOLENCE? (page 265)
  • [9] WHY BELIEF? (page 297)
  • Further readings (page 331)
  • Notes (page 335)
  • References (page 343)
  • Index (page 359)
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Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
JAAR 71.3 (Sep. 2003): 671-674 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1466500
Citable Link
Published: c2001
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN(s)
  • 9780465006953 (hardcover)
  • 9780465006960 (paper)
  • 9780465004614 (ebook)
Series
  • ATLA Special Series
Subject
  • Religion
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