| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
The frontiers collection |
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Frontiers collection
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| Contents |
Introduction -- On the Evolutionary Origin of Religious Belief and Practice -- Religion, Stories and Morals -- Brains and Representations -- Religious Behavior -- Religion and Personality -- Perspectives |
| Summary |
In a Darwinian world, religious behavior - just like other behaviors - is likely to have undergone a process of natural selection in which it was rewarded in the evolutionary currency of reproductive success. This book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait, i.e. an adaptive answer to the conditions of living and surviving that prevailed among our prehistoric ancestors. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Their contributions examine the relevant physiological, emotional, cognitive and social processes. The resulting understanding of the functional interplay of these processes gives valuable insights into the biological roots and benefits of religion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Human evolution -- Religious aspects.
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Psychology, Religious.
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Evolutionary psychology.
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Religion and culture.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Psychology and religion.
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Biological Evolution
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Religion and Psychology
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psychology of religion.
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evolution.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Psychology and religion
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolutionary psychology
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Human evolution -- Religious aspects
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Psychology, Religious
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Religion and culture
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Voland, Eckart, 1949-
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Schiefenhövel, Wulf, 1943-
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| ISBN |
9783642001284 |
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3642001289 |
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