Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion.
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: Classical Cultural Evolutionism -- 1. Classical Cultural Evolutionism and the Origins of Religious Studies -- 2. Critique of Classical Cultural Evolutionism -- Part 2: Contemporary Cultural Evol...
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| Format: | Electronic 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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London
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theory of evolution
/ Cultural theory
/ Science of Religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Evolution
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion: |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: Classical Cultural Evolutionism -- 1. Classical Cultural Evolutionism and the Origins of Religious Studies -- 2. Critique of Classical Cultural Evolutionism -- Part 2: Contemporary Cultural Evolutionism -- 3. Group Selection Accounts -- Group selection accounts in Religious Studies -- Critical analysis of group selection accounts -- 4. Dual Inheritance Accounts -- Dual inheritance accounts in Religious Studies -- Critical analysis of dual inheritance accounts -- 5. Memetic Accounts -- Memetic accounts in Religious Studies -- Critical analysis of memetic accounts -- Part 3: Evolution Without Cultural Evolution -- 6. The Evolutionary Study of Culture Without Cultural Evolution -- 7. An Evolution-Without-Cultural-Evolution Approach in Religious Studies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4742-3225-8 |
