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Author Garcia, Hector A., 1970-

Title Alpha God : the psychology of religious violence and oppression / by Hector A. Garcia
Published Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (287 pages)
Contents Enter God the dominant ape -- Evolutionary mechanisms: etiology -- The protector God -- Sexual dominance: from apes to men to gods -- Cooperative killing, in-group identity, and God -- What it means to kneel -- Maladaptive submission to the godhead -- The fearsome reputations of apes, men, and gods -- God's territory -- Righting ourselves
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject God.
Violence -- Religious aspects.
Psychology, Religious.
Dominance (Psychology)
Sexism in religion.
Evolutionary psychology.
psychology of religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
RELIGION -- Theology.
Dominance (Psychology)
Evolutionary psychology
God
Psychology, Religious
Sexism in religion
Violence -- Religious aspects
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020739754
ISBN 9781633880214
1633880214