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The Biology of Religious Behavior |
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The Evolutionary Origins of Faith and Religion |
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Edited by Jay R. Feierman |
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Imprint
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Praeger
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Publication Date |
06/2009 |
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Subject
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Religion
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Pages |
301 |
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1 |
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6 1/8x9 1/4 |
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$49.95
£34.95 |
0-313-36430-3 |
978-0-313-36430-3 |
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0-313-36431-1 |
978-0-313-36431-0 |
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Description
Offers a fresh and detailed take on the evolution of religious behavior from a biobehavioral perspective, promoting a new understanding that may help build bridges across the religious divide.
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"Unlike other more opinionated works on the topic, The Biology of Religious Behavior invites readers to put aside their biases to consider how science and religion can assist one another in the search for truth."
- Association of Religion Data Archives
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"Religion and science are compatible, asserts psychiatrist Feierman (retired, U. of New Mexico; B.S., zoology) in introducing the new non-theological approach to the study of religion through neo- Darwinian disciplines including ethology (the biology of behavior), evolutionary psychology, and cognitive science. International scholars describe the parallel biosocial evolutionary history of religious behaviors, their basis in brain development, causes, and adaptive roles. For example, closing one’s eyes in prayer in monotheistic religions is viewed as akin to animal expression of submission to higher-ranked animals."
- Reference & Research Book News
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