Conceiving God: The Cognitive Origin and Evolution of Religion

by James David Lewis-Williams

In this book the noted cognitive archaeologist David Lewis-Williams confronts a question that troubles many people in the world today: Is there a supernatural realm that intervenes in the material world of daily life and leads to the evolution of religions?

Professor Lewis-Williams first describes how science developed within the cocoon of religion and then shows how the natural functioning of the human brain creates experiences that can lead...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050005164X
• ISBN13: 9780500051641
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.5"