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Revising Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion - Religion as an Adaptation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Revising Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion - Religion as an Adaptation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion, 8
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This unique and pioneering book critically appraises current work
from both the cognitive science of religion and the evolutionary
study of religion. It addresses the question: Why does the believer
possess supernatural or religious beliefs in the combined context
of his cognitive biases, their adaptive usefulness measured in
terms of survival and reproduction, and the impact of social
learning and cultural traits? The authors outlines a pluralistic
approach to the study of religion that does not treat religion as
an accidental by-product but an adaptation selected by natural
selection. Chapters discuss the role of religious components for
the evolution of cooperation and altruism, and explore the
development of atheism and secular ideas, in cognitive and
evolutionary terms. Topics such as the usefulness of religion, the
transmission of religious beliefs, and a Darwinian approach to
religion are among those addressed. Contrary to standard views,
religious biases are regarded as shaped by cultural influences and
not merely by natural dispositions. This monograph will
particularly appeal to researchers who are looking for a scientific
explanation of religion and religious beliefs but who do not stop
at the level of narrow cognitive and evolutionary accounts. The
work will also be of interest to students of philosophy, sociology,
religious studies, theology, or anthropology who seek to explain
such fascinating, complex, and unequivocal phenomena as religion
and religious components.
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