Do Big Gods cause anything?

Although the author is sympathetic to Norenzayan's book, he takes issue with three crucial problems, namely the issues of causality, atheism, and hunter-gatherer cultures. He argues that assigning Big Gods a causal role in the development of large-scale, complex societies is highly problematic,...

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Subtitles:Review Symposium on Ara Norenzayan: "Big Gods: how religion transformed cooperation and conflict" (2013)
Main Author: Geertz, Armin W. 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2014]
In: Religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 609-613
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Norenzayan, Ara 1970-, Big gods / Wildbeuter / Gottesvorstellung / Entwicklung / Atheismus
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
BG World religions
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