The Role of Symbolic Capacity in the Origins of Religion

The scientific investigation of the human religious predisposition has recently been augmented by considering it from an evolutionary perspective. This approach has provided new insights but has also generated controversy because of its reductionist goals. Here we explore the religious predispositio...

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Authors: Deacon, Terrence William (Author) ; Cashman, Tyrone (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2009
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2009, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 490-517
Further subjects:B origin of religion
B symbolic capacity
B Emergence
B Evolutionary Biology
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