The faith instinct : how religion evolved and why it endures / Nicholas Wade.
Publication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.Description: 310 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781594202285
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- BL51 .W133 2009
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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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