The embodied brain : neuropsychology and religious ritual. Mirroring and empathy -- Acting in concert -- The malleable brain -- Ritualizing sound and movement -- Projecting the self -- External agents -- Language, ritual, and religion -- Dynamic fields of consciousness -- Private and corporate ritual -- The embedded body : from routines to rituals through material engagements. First stirrings -- Negotiating land -- Tools, minds, and rituals -- Making a mark -- Death and beyond -- African sapients, 200-50 kya -- The emergence of religious ritual
Summary
Gregory J. Wightman explores the significance of goal-directed action and the rise of material culture in this intricate, evidence-based examination of religion's earliest origins
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index
