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

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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, <i>Religion Explained</i> 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

Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions, and providing, for the first time, real answers to the question: Why do we believe?
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Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions, and providing, for the first time, real answers to the question: Why do we believe?
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A brilliant and provocative exploration of the nature of human religious belief, and what it can tell us about human psychology and evolution.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780099282761
Publisert
2002
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage
Vekt
309 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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Formerly at Princeton, King's College, Cambridge and the University of Lyon, Pascal Boyer is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, USA and a Guggenheim Fellow.