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The faith instinct : how religion evolved and why it endures / Nicholas Wade.

By: Publication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.Description: 310 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781594202285
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 201 22
LOC classification:
  • BL51 .W133 2009
Contents:
The nature of religion -- The moral instinct -- The evolution of religious behavior -- Music, dance and trance -- Ancestral religion -- The transformation -- The tree of religion -- Morality, trust and trade -- The ecology of religion -- Religion and warfare -- Religion and nation -- The future of religion.
Summary: Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, considering how religion may have served as an essential component of early society survival and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks BL51 .W133 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001140069

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index.

The nature of religion -- The moral instinct -- The evolution of religious behavior -- Music, dance and trance -- Ancestral religion -- The transformation -- The tree of religion -- Morality, trust and trade -- The ecology of religion -- Religion and warfare -- Religion and nation -- The future of religion.

Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, considering how religion may have served as an essential component of early society survival and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior.

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