The Biological Evolution of Religious Mind and Behavior 2009th Edition

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The Biological Evolution of Religious Mind and Behavior 2009th Edition

Author(s): Eckart Voland (Editor), Wulf Schiefenhövel

  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publication Date: March 14, 2012
  • Edition: 2009th
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 315 pages
  • ISBN-10: 3642260160
  • ISBN-13: 9783642260162

Book Description

In a Darwinian world, religious behavior – just like other behaviors – is likely to have undergone a process of natural selection in which it was rewarded in the evolutionary currency of reproductive success. This book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait, i.e. an adaptive answer to the conditions of living and surviving that prevailed among our prehistoric ancestors. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Their contributions examine the relevant physiological, emotional, cognitive and social processes. The resulting understanding of the functional interplay of these processes gives valuable insights into the biological roots and benefits of religion.

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“… Das Buch mit … Beiträgen aus den verschiedenen Disziplinen … versucht … erste Antworte zu geben. … sind die in diesen Beiträgen gegebenen ersten Antworten sehr instruktiv und legen eine positive Beantwortung … erst einmal nahe. Wie es der Klappentext formuliert, geben die verschiedenen analysierten Prozesse und ihr Zusammenwirken einen fundierten Einblick … bieten die lesenswerten Beiträge … Stoff zum intensiven eigenen Nachdenken und zu einer notwendigen Diskussion auf einer breiten gesellschaftlichen Basis …“ (PD. Dr. Stefan Schneckenburger, in: evo-magazin.de, February/2011)

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In a Darwinian world, religious behavior – just like other behaviors – is likely to have undergone a process of natural selection in which it was rewarded in the evolutionary currency of reproductive success. This book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait, i.e. an adaptive answer to the conditions of living and surviving that prevailed among our prehistoric ancestors. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Their contributions examine the relevant physiological, emotional, cognitive and social processes. The resulting understanding of the functional interplay of these processes gives valuable insights into the biological roots and benefits of religion.

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