What’s missing from the scientific study of religion?
I argue that three questions are invariably overlooked in the study of religion: (1) why religions, and particularly shamanic-type religions, evolved, (2) why doctrinal religions evolved a mere 8000 years ago, and (3) why only humans have religion.
| Published in: | Religion, brain & behavior |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2017
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| In: |
Religion, brain & behavior
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| Further subjects: | B
Mentalizing
B Shamanism B Social bonding B Neolithic revolution |
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| Summary: | I argue that three questions are invariably overlooked in the study of religion: (1) why religions, and particularly shamanic-type religions, evolved, (2) why doctrinal religions evolved a mere 8000 years ago, and (3) why only humans have religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-5981 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion, brain & behavior
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/2153599X.2016.1249927 |