Many of our questions about religion, says renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, are no longer mysteries.
Many of our questions about religion, says the internationally renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, were once mysteries, but they no longer are: we are beginning to know how to answer que.
As a scientific explanation for Religious feeling, it is sure to arouse controversy.
It is a beautifully written, very accessible book by an anthropologist who is highly respected on both sides of the Atlantic.
And Man Creates God tells readers, for the first time, what Religious feeling is really about, what it consists of, and how it originates.
Many of our questions about religion, says the internationally renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, were once mysteries, but they no longer are: we are beginning to know how to answer questions such as Why do people have religion? and Why is Religion the way it is? Using findings from anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and Evolutionary biology, Boyer shows how one of the most fascinating aspects of human consciousness is increasingly admissible to coherent, naturalistic explanation.
As a scientific explanation for Religious feeling, it is sure to arouse controversy.
It is a beautifully written, very accessible book by an anthropologist who is highly respected on both sides of the Atlantic.
And Man Creates God tells readers, for the first time, what Religious feeling is really about, what it consists of, and how it originates.
Many of our questions about religion, says the internationally renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, were once mysteries, but they no longer are: we are beginning to know how to answer questions such as Why do people have religion? and Why is Religion the way it is? Using findings from anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and Evolutionary biology, Boyer shows how one of the most fascinating aspects of human consciousness is increasingly admissible to coherent, naturalistic explanation.
This brilliant and controversial book gives readers the first scientific explanation for what Religious feeling is really about, what it consists of, and where it comes from.
We are beginning to know how to answer questions such as Why do people have religion? Using findings from anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and Evolutionary biology, Religion Explained shows how this aspect of human consciousness is increasingly admissible to coherent, naturalistic explanation.
Many of our questions about religion, says renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, are no longer mysteries
