A New Science of Religion

by Greg Dawes

Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Different theories deal with different aspects of human religiosity - some focus on religious beliefs, while others focus on religious actions, and still...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415635853
• ISBN13: 9780415635851
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"