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The cognitive and evolutionary psychology of religion
Biology and Philosophy 19 (5):655-686 (2004)
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The following reviews recent developments in the cognitive and evolutionary psychology of religion, and argues for an adaptationist stance.Links
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The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex.Charles Darwin - 1898 - New York: Plume. Edited by Carl Zimmer.
In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion.Scott Atran - 2002 - New York, US: Oup Usa.
The elementary forms of the religious life.Émile Durkheim - 1926 - New York,: The Macmillan company. Edited by Joseph Ward Swain.
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