The Attraction of Religion: A New Evolutionary Psychology of Religion

FC -- Half title -- Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Connecting Religion, Sex, and Evolution Jason Slone and James A. Van Slyke -- 1 Why Don't Abstinence Education...

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Main Author: Slone, D. Jason (Author)
Contributors: Slyke, James A (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2015
In:Year: 2015
Edition:1st ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious psychology / Theory of evolution
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
Further subjects:B Psychology, Religious
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:FC -- Half title -- Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Connecting Religion, Sex, and Evolution Jason Slone and James A. Van Slyke -- 1 Why Don't Abstinence Education Programs Work? (And Other Puzzles): Exploring Causal Variables in Sexual Selectionist Theories of Religion James A. Van Slyke -- 2 Religion and Parental Cooperation: An Empirical Test of Slone's Sexual Signaling Model Joseph Bulbulia, John Shaver, Lara Greaves, Richard Sosis and Chris G. Sibley -- 3 How Is't With Thy Religion, Pray? Selection of Religiosity Among Individuals and Groups Michael Michael Blume -- 4 Losing My Religion: An Analysis of the Decline in Religious Attendance from Childhood to Adulthood Jason Weeden -- 5 Costly Signaling Theory, Sexual Selection, and the Influence of Ancestors on Religious Behavior Craig T. Palmer and Ryan O. Begley -- 6 When Religion Makes It Worse: Religiously Motivated Violence as a Sexual Selection Weapon Yael Sela, Todd K. Shackelford, and James R. Liddle -- 7 The Dividends of Discounting Pain: Self-Inflicted Pain as a Reputational Commodity Matthew Martinez and Pierre Lienard -- 8 False Advertising: The Attractiveness of Religion as a Moral Brand Panagiotis Mitkidis and Gabriel Levy -- 9 Fathering, Rituals, and Mating: Exploring Paternal Stability and Sexual Strategies in Early Religious Practices David Bell -- 10 The Evolutionary Psychology of Theology Andrew Mahoney -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1472531728