Religion Explained: The Human Instincts That Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors - Couverture rigide

Boyer, Pascal

 
9780434008438: Religion Explained: The Human Instincts That Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors
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ISBN 10 : 0434008435 ISBN 13 : 9780434008438
Editeur : William Heinemann Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Pascal Boyer explores the commonalities of religious belief, bringing the new tools of cognitive science and evolutionary psychology to bear on the ways in which beliefs reflect human needs and the ways in which our minds work.

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Revue de presse

"A deep, ingenious, and insightful analysis of one of the deepest mysteries of the human species" (Steven Pinker)

"An excellent book in the spirit of the French Enlightenment, broadly learned and with modern behavioural science added. It deserves to be widely read" (E.O. Wilson)

"This is a bold far-reaching book. His explanation of religion is lucid, entertaining, full of valuable insight" (Lord Habgood Time Higher)

"The wisdom in its pages will be a revelation to any seeker after truth. While it lets daylight in upon magic, this book is never scornful and never dismissive, and Pascal Boyer's voice is as unpretentious as its title. If faith is the last refuge of the would-be believer, Religion Explained takes it away but puts something better in its place, enlightenment and understanding." (Ruth Rendell)

"A fascinating analysis of urge to believe" (Scotland on Sunday)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Many of our questions about religion, says renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, are no longer mysteries. We are beginning to know how to answer questions such as "Why do people have religion? " Using findings from anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and evolutionary biology, Religion Explained shows how this aspect of human consciousness is increasingly admissible to coherent, naturalistic explanation. This brilliant and controversial book gives readers the first scientific explanation for what religious feeling is really about, what it consists of, and where it comes from.

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Éditeur
William Heinemann Ltd
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0434008435
ISBN 13 
9780434008438
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780465006960: Religion Explained

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0465006965 ISBN 13 :  9780465006960
Editeur : Basic Books, 2002
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