Religious evolution and the axial age: from shamans to priests to prophets
What religion is -- The evolutionary forms of the religious life -- The religions of the axial age -- Explaining religion -- Religion as an evolutionary adaptation -- The sociocultural evolution of religion, 1: the overall pattern -- The sociocultural evolution of religion, 2: the axial age -- Relig...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Scientific studies of religion: inquiry and explanation
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Evolution
/ Socio-cultural change
/ Axial Age
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion BB Indigenous religions BG World religions |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion
History
B Religion Philosophy B Evolution Religious aspects |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | What religion is -- The evolutionary forms of the religious life -- The religions of the axial age -- Explaining religion -- Religion as an evolutionary adaptation -- The sociocultural evolution of religion, 1: the overall pattern -- The sociocultural evolution of religion, 2: the axial age -- Religion past, present, and future -- Codes for stage of religious evolution in the standard cross-cultural sample -- Ancient cities and estimated city sizes |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xii, 300 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1350047422 |